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People vary in how they perceive environmental problems Whether an environmental condition is seen as a problem depends on the individual and
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Environmental Science - Introduction
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- 1 Intro
- 2 Our environment surrounds us Humans depend on a healthy functioning planet The fundamental insight of environmental Science: . We are part of the natural world
- 3 Environmental science can help us avoid past mistakes How will resource consumption and population growth impact today's global society?
- 4 People vary in how they perceive environmental problems Whether an environmental condition is seen as a problem depends on the individual and
- 5 Environmental science is not the same as environmentalism Environmental science • Pursues knowledge
- 6 The Nature of Science Science a systematic process for learning about the world and testing our understanding of it • The accumulated body of knowledge arising from the dynamic process of observation…
- 7 Scientists test ideas by critically examining evidence Science is an incremental approach to the
- 8 The scientific method is a traditional approach to research
- 9 We test hypotheses in different ways Manipulative experiments yield the strongest evidence
- 10 Population and consumption drive impact
- 11 Next Lecture: Matter and Energy in Environmental Systems
