GEE 11 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

CHAPTER 1: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ECOLOGY, AND THE SYSTEMS APPROACH

OBJECTIVES
 Explain the role of environmental science
discipline in understanding and responding to
environmental problems
 Analyze environmental problems in the context
of environmental science discipline
 Apply systems approach and critical thinking in
understanding environmental problems
 Describe the tools in solving environmental
problems in the environmental science
discipline
CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
AS A DISCIPLINE
 Understands the interactions of the life-support  humanity’s response on environmental
system and the human sphere
 Learn how humans interact with the
environment on the issues and concerns with
reducing stress and degradation of the life-
support system – the environment
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
 revolves around mortality and values of humans
towards the whole of the environment
 biological component
 physical component
 philosophy of humans which includes human
views, values, attitudes, actions, and even
policies
 tackles about the views, values, attitudes,
actions, and policies of humans to non-human
components of the environment
 how humanity view and act on the
environmental problems
problems depends on what we think is morally
right and socially acceptable

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
 Body of knowledge which requires holistic and
systemic approach in understanding
environmental issues, concerns, and problems
 Anchors on different discipline from natural and
social sciences, as well as of various fields of
study
 Emphasizes on what causes such environmental
problems and how to respond to it by applying
its essence as a discipline
Fields related to Environmental Science
Major fields Subfields
 biology  ecology
 chemistry  botany
 earth science  zoology
 social science  biochemistry
 humanities  climatology
 geology
 hydrology
 paleontology
 anthropology
 demography
 geography
 economics
 political science
 history
 ethics
 philosophy