1: Environmental Science
- Page ID
- 106500
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Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
- Describe what the environment is, and some of its major components.
- Identify the shared characteristics of the natural sciences
- Understand the process of scientific inquiry
- Compare inductive reasoning with deductive reasoning
- Describe the goals of basic science and applied science
- Define environmental science
- Understand why it is important to study environmental science
- Explain the concept of sustainability and its social, political, and cultural challenges
- Evaluate the main points of environmental ethics
- Describe the concept of environmental justice
- Differentiate between developed and developing countries
Chapter Outline
- 1.1 The Earth, Humans, and the Environment
- 1.2 The Process of Science
- 1.3 Environment and Sustainability
- 1.4 Environmental Ethics
- 1.5 Environmental Justice and Indigenous Struggles
- 1.6 Chapter Resources
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