Reformist/Modernist Ecology
- Created by: Katie Beaumont
- Created on: 09-05-17 12:50
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- REFORMIST ECOLOGY
- This a form of ecology that RECONCILES with CAPITALISM
- Individual self-seeking, materialism, economic growth etc
- It SEEKS as a form of SHALLOW ECOLOGY
- Ecology LINKED to HUMAN NEEDS, associated with SUSTAINABILITY & CONSERVATION
- LIMITS GROWTH replacing it with SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- Main thinking is UTILIARIANISM
- This AIMS to ACHIEVE 'GOOD' for the GREATEST NUMBER
- LIBERAL
- Think about LONG TERM instead of short term
- This AIMS to ACHIEVE 'GOOD' for the GREATEST NUMBER
- Most important factor is taking into ACCOUNT 4 GENERATIONS
- 3 SOLUTIONS to ENVIORNMENTAL DEGRADATION
- GREEN CAPITALISM
- To ADJUST MARKETS to take account of the DAMAGE DONE to the environment
- E.g. GREEN TAXES
- To ADJUST MARKETS to take account of the DAMAGE DONE to the environment
- DEVELOPMENT of GREEN TECHNOLOGIES
- E.g. ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION
- GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
- They offer the prospect of 'TRAGEDY of the COMMONS' REDUCING
- GREEN CAPITALISM
- This a form of ecology that RECONCILES with CAPITALISM
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