Question

1. Do economists or ecologists typically take a longer-term view of planning?
2. Can you think of a country whose gross national product (GNP) would be vastly different from its gross domestic product (GDP)?
3. What is the difference between pollution prevention and pollution control?
4. One of the most influential books on conservation ethics is Sand County Almanac. The author, Aldo Leopold, argued that humans are part of a larger ecosystem that includes soil, water, plants, and animals. He proposed a “land ethic” that recognizes humans as a part of nature. What are the main points the author makes to indicate that he is indeed espousing the land ethics approach?
5. What is an economic externality?
6. How do time preference, opportunity costs, and discounting influence resource management and environmental decision?
7. What is breakpoint even?
8. During the last two centuries, four resource management ideologies have emerged in the United States: Please name and describe the four basic approaches to conservation in the United States.
9. Resource management is being improved by the science of Risk Assessment. Please name and describe three steps in risk assessment.
10. Economics plays a crucial role in the management of natural resources. There is three guiding principles of resource management by economist to estimate the true value of a resource to our human society. Please name and description of these three guiding principles.
11. Conservationist Aldo Leopold proposed land ethics in his writings 70 years ago, “A Sand County Almanac”. His ideas gave a profound implication of sustainable ethics; - 1. The resource is limited. 2. Humans are part of nature. 3. Cooperate with nature is the key to success. 4 Nature systems are essential to human welfare. Please list what five Operating Principles from A Sand County Almanac is.
12. Describe the tenets of sustainable ethics.
13. Three guiding principles of resource management by economists to estimate the true value of a resource to our human society.

Answer 1

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