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Building a Sustainable Environment
· Its 2
assignments 1st assignment (2 Pages) (See Attachment Labeled FINAL DOCS) 1/
Pick two actions that YOU would do in the short term (e.g. next week) to address the ecological crisis and
promote a just sustainability. What values drive these two actions? What
readings would help you justify these actions? (10 points) 2/ Pick one action
YOU would do in the medium term (6 months to year or so) to address the
ecological crisis and promote a just sustainability. What value drives this
action? What reading would help you justify this action? (10 points) 3/ Pick
one action YOU would do in the long term (2-50 years) to address the ecological
crisis and promote a just sustainability.
· What value drives this action? What reading would help you to justify this action? (10 points) 4/ Crist’s bioregionalism and Staples and Cafaro’s half earth rights view both try to promote ecological health and biodiversity but do so in very different ways. Explain how they are different as they pursue and promote ecological health. Which view is the “better” view from your own perspective? (Make sure to explain what you mean by “better.”) Use another reading (Newton, Manno, anyone else) to justify your preference. (30 points) 5/ Newton, Manno, Baker, Lawson, and Boscov Ellen all articulate a view to promote an ethical transformation of society to make it more just. Which TWO do you prefer?
· Explain why. Which ONE do you not prefer? Explain why. (40 points) 2nd assignment Complete term paper adding the last 4 pages (See Attachment Labeled Term Paper Docs) Total 11 pages with work cited page
Expert Solution
The world today is plagued with an ecological crisis. The specifics of
this predicament are climate change, global overpopulation, and deforestation.
The problem has been caused by decisions human beings make that put the globe
at risk, such as deforestation, industrial pollution, and overpopulation. The
effects are not observed when such actions are taken over a short timeframe.
However, over a long period, the accumulation of the impact of harmful
environmental choices causes severe effects. The causal participants of the
ecological crisis can manage the problem and manage it, demanding discipline
and effort investment. I could address the environmental crisis and propose
ways to promote sustainability by setting short-term to long-term goals,
respecting human ethics, and relating to some environmental ethics theories
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