1. Making Environmental Decisions
Chapter 1.3

2. Decision Making Model
1. Gather Information – An uninformed decision is often a bad one.
Consider Values – We’ll go over this next
Explore the Consequences – Positive versus Negative
Long-term versus Short-term
4. Make a Decision – Hopefully, this decision will be the best for the community and the environment

3. Values that Affect Environmental Decisions
Aesthetic – What is pleasing or beautiful
Economic – Gain or loss of money or jobs
Environmental – Protection of natural resources
Educational – Accumulation and use of knowledge
Ethical/Moral – What is right or wrong
Health – Maintenance of human health and prevention of sickness or disability
Recreational – Providing for human leisure activities
Scientific – Increasing understanding of the natural world
Social/Cultural – Maintaining human communities and respecting their values and traditions.

4. Bustleton Road Solar Complex
ENVIRONMENTAL
ECONOMIC
AESTHETIC
Positive short-term consequences `
Negative short-term consequences
PROPOSED
Positive long-term consequences
Negative long-term consequences
ACTUAL ?  ?  ?