RENR 260 final UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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RENR 260
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RENR 260
RENR 260 final UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Define Advocacy - CORRECT ANSWER- is a political process by an individual or group
which aims to influence decisions within political, economic, and social systems and
institutions.
Define sustainability - CORRECT ANSWER- meet...
RENR 260 final UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Define Advocacy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔is a political process by an individual or group
which aims to influence decisions within political, economic, and social systems and
institutions.
Define sustainability - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔meeting the needs of the present
generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
What does the Happy Planet Index measure?
what does it take into account? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔measures what matters: the
extent to which countries deliver long, happy, sustainable lives for the people that live in
them
- takes into account experienced well-being, life expectancy, and ecological footprint
what is "good" science? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔science that makes clear its underlying
pre-analytic vision, and whose analysis is consistent with that vision
what is the primary goal of science? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔creation of useful models
whose utility and quality can be tested against real world applications
what is the difference between an "empty world" era and a "full world" era? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔empty world - human made capital was the limiting factory
full world - natural capital has become the limiting factor
define valuation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔refers to the contribution of an item to meeting
a specific goal or object
- cannot state the value without stating the goal being served
what is the E-Value - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Efficiency based value
- humans act independently, rationally, and in their own self-interest
, what is the S-Value - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sustainability based value
- requires an assessment of the contribution to ecological sustainability of the item in question
What is the F-value - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Fairness based value
requires individuals to vote their preferences as members of the community, not as
individuals
- include future communities and non-human species
what is the concept of "veil of ignorance" - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔individuals vote as if
they were operating with no knowledge of their own individual status in current or future
societies
- must remove yourself from the problem and focus on the good for the community
What do technological optimist's believe? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔assumes technical
progress can solve all problems
what do technological skeptics believe? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔they depend less on
technological changes and more on social/community development
- do not put blind faith in technology
what are the 6 beliefs of technological optimists? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- Technical
progress can deal with any future challenge
- Competition is guiding principle
- Systems are linear, without discontinuities or irreversibility's
- Humans dominate natured
- People are out for themselves
- Market is guiding principle
What are the 6 beliefs of technological skeptics? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- Technical
progress is limited & ecological carrying capacity must be preserved
- Cooperation is guiding principle
- systems are complex, nonlinear, with discontinuities and irreversibility's
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