Environmental Worldview

  1. Developed by: Toni Nesbitt

This will determine your Environmental Worldview.

Question 1: What is the role of Humans in relation to the environment?
Humans are most important; apart and in charge of nature.
Humans are part of a living community and the ecological processes that sustain it.
All species are a part of a living community.

Question 2: What is the role of nature?
Nature had inherent value
Nature has intrinsic value.
It should be directed toward achieving the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.

Question 3: What is the availability of our natural resources?
It is limited.
We are running out.
There is always more.

Question 4: What is the importance of economic growth and development?
Global economic growth should be discouraged.
Environmental damaging economic growth should be discouraged.
The potential of economic growth is global and limitless.

Question 5: What is human responsibility toward species extinctions?
Humans should not be the cause of endangered species.
Humans should adjust behavior to preserve natural resources only when it's profitable.
Humans should protect species.

Question 6: What should be humans commitment to sustainability?
Long-term effects should be taken into account
Human success depends on how the Earth sustains itself and should be integrated into our way of life.
Short-term human needs are more important them long term effects.

Question 7: What is the role of technology toward the environment?
Technological advances will solve any problems that we encounter.
Technology that is beneficial to the environment is best.
Only use technology toward the benefit of the environment.

Question 8: What is your political insight toward human rights?
All humans deserve equal rights.
Participation of entire community in processes and decentralized systems are encouraged.
Humans create their own progress; competitive advantages are acceptable.

Question 9: What is the quality of human population growth?
All life would benefit from decreases in population.
It is only natural to have as many children as you (or culture) desire.
Human population is dangerously in excessive

Question 10: What position do environmental disasters, other lifeforms, and ecosystems have in relation to humans?
They are the effect of humans and effect everything as a whole.
They are only important when they effect humans.
They are the effect of humans and effect all species.

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