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NTRES 2201 1st Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture I. RecapII. Who gets to use the wilderness?III. CronanIV. McKibbonV. Other arguments from other peopleVI. OrrA) Formal education is failingB) Experiential learningC) Sense of wonderD) Ecological literacy is politically threatenedVII. GlobalizationOutline of Current Lecture I. AnnouncementII. LeopoldA) Leopold’s backgroundB) ContextIII. Sand County AlmanacA) EcologyB) EthicsC) EstheticsD) Interpretation of the bookIV. A light and fast history of social theoryA) Social theoryB) Five questionsC) EnlightenmentD) Industrial revolutionCurrent LectureI. Announcement*Ted Lawrence (TJL222)*Research assistants neededThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.*Topic: ecological analysis, natural resources, indigenous species*No money offered, but you can get credit*Will be looking to bring some assistants on trips over the summerII. LeopoldA) Leopold’s background*Born in late 1800s*Parents were well off*Graduated from Yale’s forestry schoolB) Context *Ted Roosevelt created dozens of parks*Huge growth in number of people visit parks*Fun fact: Cornell had the first state-funded forestry program (Go Big Red)-Bernard Fernow – in charge of all the new lands that Cornell received -Cornell lost its stuff CSFIII. Sand County Almanac*Published a year after Leopold’s death*Make sure to read “Good Oak”A) EcologyB) EthicsC) Esthetics*Synonym: beauty*May even be more important than land ethics, even though it has no designated section*Beautiful places often hide huge ecological issues*Informed esthetic: must understand what it is you are looking at, why it’s there*Informed esthetic provides the base of good land ethicD) Interpretation of the book*From front to back, the book “grows”-Personal  universal-Direct experience  abstract/intellectual -Descriptive  prescriptiveIV. A light and fast history of social theoryA) Social theory*Social theory is very much human-centered *We have transcended the environment*Environmental determinism: Look all through the environment for explanations of why people do what they do-This doesn’t really exist anymore *The way we “produce” nature is more important than its physical existence*We only pay attention to the environment if we can benefit from its resources or if it will destroy usB) Five questions (to ask when talking about environmental policy)1) What element of the environment are we discussing?2) Why do we care about this particular element?3) Who is this resource for?4) By who is this resource made?5) How is the decision-making process going to work?C) Enlightenment*Is it the culprit or the solution to our environmental issues?*Barry: The Enlightenment is at fault*Themes of the Enlightenment-Rationalization (creating order out of chaos)-Efficiency (more bang for your buck)-Possibility of progress (we can use nature to improve ourselves)-Democratization (make access more widespread, ie: to processes or Knowledge)*New ideas emerging-Self-regulating market-Engineering of social solutions-Secularization *Democratic & Inductrial revolution underpinning enlightenment thoughtC) Industrial Revolution-Separation of tasks, assembly line-Mechanization -People becoming “deskilled” -Decreased prices-Rise of the consumer class-Increased transport-Population growth-Concentration of


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