An environmental value system is the worldview a person holds towards environmental issues. A person’s value system can be complex and difficult to categorise, but we can loosely group view points depending on their priorities. People may prioritise ecology (ecocentric), they may prioritise humans (anthropocentric), or they put faith in the use of technology to solve problems (technocentric).
Lessons
| 1 | What is an environmental value system? | ||||||
| 2 | Influences on environmental value systems | ||||||
| 3 | Justifying your environmental value system | ||||||
Practicals
- Use a survey to investigate any correlation between Environmental Value Systems and one other factor (e.g. age).
Essay Task
“Describe and justify your environmental value system. Include examples of environmental issues and your attitude towards them to support your answer.” [9 marks]
The essay should marked using the Paper 2, Section B essay markbands.
Google Docs Version
Open the link and make a copy to your own drive. The doc can easily be shared as an “Assignment” on Google Classroom.
A markbands rubric designed for Google Classroom is available here.