IB ESS 1.1 EVS

A worldview or paradigm that shapes the way an individual, or group of people, perceives and evaluates environmental issues, influenced by cultural, religious, economic and sociopolitical contexts is

• an environmental belief

• an environmental value system

• an environmental value statement

• an ecocentric viewpoint

Why might an EVS be considered a system?

• It has inputs (education, experience, culture, media) and outputs (the ability to generate consistent decisions and evaluations)

• It has flows (the ability to influence decision processes) and storages (final decisions)

• It has inputs (the ability to generate consistent decisions and evaluations) and outputs (education, experience, culture, media)

• There are a spectrum of EVS'.

A viewpoint that integrates social, spiritual and environmental dimensions into a holistic ideal is ______.

• EVS

• ecocentric

• anthropocentric

• technocentric

A viewpoint that puts ecology and nature as central to humanity and emphasises a less materialistic approach to life with greater self-sufficiency of societies is ______.

• EVS

• ecocentric

• anthropocentric

• technocentric

A viewpoint that prioritises biorights, emphasises the importance of education and encourages self-restraint in human behaviour is _____

• EVS

• ecocentric

• anthropocentric

• technocentric

A viewpoint that argues that humans must sustainably manage the global system is _______

• EVS

• ecocentric

• anthropocentric

• technocentric

A viewpoint that uses taxes, environmental regulation or legislation to enact the viewpoint is _____

• EVS

• ecocentric

• anthropocentric

• technocentric

A viewpoint that encourages debate to reach consensual, pragmatic approaches to solving environmental problems is ______

• EVS

• ecocentric

• anthropocentric

• technocentric

A viewpoint that argues that technological development can provide solutions to environmental problems is _______

• EVS

• ecocentric

• anthropocentric

• technocentric

A viewpoint that argues a largely optimistic view of the role human can play in improving the lot of humanity is ____

• EVS

• ecocentric

• anthropocentic

• technocentric