APES Ch. 2 Environmental Laws, Economics and Ethics Crossword
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2) in economics, the assumption that all individuals spend their limited resources in a fashion that maximizes their individual utilities3) a person who believes in protecting nature because all forms of life deserve respect and consideration5) the right of every citizen, regardless of age, race, gender, social class, or other factor, to adequate protection from environmental hazards6) a field of applied ethics that considers the moral basis of environmental responsibility and the appropriate extent of this responsibility7) an economic term referring to the benefit that an individual gets from some good or service. Rational actors try to maximize utility |
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1) an understanding of our place in the world based on human superiority and dominance over nature, the unrestricted use of natural resources, and increased economic growth to manage an expanding industrial base4) an understanding of our place in the world based on harmony with nature, a spiritual respect for life, and the belief that humans and all other species have an equal worth8) a person who values resources because of their usefulness for practical purposes but uses them sensibly and carefully9) a document that summarizes potential and expected adverse impacts on the environment associated with a project as well as alternatives to the proposed project; typically mandated by law for public and/or private projects10) a worldview that helps us make sense of how the environment, and right and wrong environmental behaviors11) in economics, the effects of a firm that does not have to pay all the costs associated with its production |
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