1. What do YOU value?

2. Environmental Value Systems

3. The Spectrum of Environmental Value Systems
Comparing the philosophies of different societies helps to explain why they make different choices
What influences a societies EVS?
Cultural Contexts
Religious Contexts
Socio-political Contexts

4. Classification of Different EVS
Ecocentrists
Ecology and nature are central to humanity
Respects the dependence of humans on nature
Deep Ecologists are extreme ecocentrists
Extreme end

5. Classification of Different EVS
Anthropocentrists
Humans must manage the global system
Taxes, regulation, legislation
Nature is there to benefit humankind
The early conservationists of the USA were antropocentric

6. Classification of Different EVS
Technocentrists
Technology can solve environmental problems
Environmental Managers are technocentrists who are trying to promote economic growth with the environment in mind
“What ever we do, we can solve it.”

7. The 2 Extremes Cornucopians Deep Ecologists
The world has infinite resources that benefit humanity
Growth will provide all the answers and wealth necessary and nothing should get in its way!
Earth is a spaceship, and we are the captain and crew!
Deep Ecologists
More value on nature than humanity
Universal rights where all species have inherent value
We should reduce the human population and consume less