{"id":462,"date":"2018-09-06T10:23:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T14:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/part\/chapter-2-matter-energy-and-life\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T13:39:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T17:39:35","slug":"chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/part\/chapter-1\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 1: Introduction to Environmental Issues","rendered":"Chapter 1: Introduction to Environmental Issues"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\"><section class=\"part post-20 type-part status-publish hentry focusable\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_22\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-781 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2018\/09\/march-for-science-2252980_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/environmental-protection-326923\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMarch for Science\u201d<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/users\/ejaugsburg-148268\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bones64<\/a> is in the <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Domain, CC0<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1>Learning Outcomes<\/h1>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-ZjRlZmY4OGI5NWUzODY5M2FiNDIyOWUyZWUwNmQ0MWQ.-xow\" class=\"\">After studying this chapter, you should be able to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul id=\"x-ck12-OGQ4MzczZjJiZmZiYTgxNzAzNjdjN2Y1NDY4OGRmMmE.-ui2\" class=\"\">\r\n \t<li>Describe what the environment is, and some of its major components.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand the process of scientific inquiry<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Define environmental science and environmental issues<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand why it is important to study environmental science and environmental issues<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain the concept of sustainability and its social, political, and cultural challenges<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate the main points of environmental ethics<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the concept of environmental justice<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 class=\"alternate-h2 listheading\"><strong>Chapter Outline<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\r\n \t<li>1.1\u00a0The Earth, Humans, and the Environment<\/li>\r\n \t<li>1.2\u00a0The Process of Science<\/li>\r\n \t<li>1.3\u00a0Environment and Sustainability<\/li>\r\n \t<li>1.4\u00a0Environmental Ethics<\/li>\r\n \t<li>1.5 Environmental Justice &amp; Indigenous Rights<\/li>\r\n \t<li>1.6\u00a0Chapter Resources \u2013 Environmental Science<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"no-indent\"><strong><span class=\"tight\">Attribution<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><span class=\"tight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ck12.org\/user%3Az2vkzgvzlmfszxhhbmryyubnbwfpbc5jb20.\/book\/envs-181-Terrestrial-Environments-LCC-Instructor%3A-AGeddes\/section\/1.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cChapter 1: Environmental Science\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a>Alexandra Geddes<\/a>\u00a0is licensed under\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\">\n<section class=\"part post-20 type-part status-publish hentry focusable\">\n<div id=\"attachment_22\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-781 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2018\/09\/march-for-science-2252980_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2018\/09\/march-for-science-2252980_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2018\/09\/march-for-science-2252980_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2018\/09\/march-for-science-2252980_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2018\/09\/march-for-science-2252980_1920-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2018\/09\/march-for-science-2252980_1920-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2018\/09\/march-for-science-2252980_1920-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2018\/09\/march-for-science-2252980_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/environmental-protection-326923\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMarch for Science\u201d<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/users\/ejaugsburg-148268\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bones64<\/a> is in the <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Domain, CC0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Learning Outcomes<\/h1>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-ZjRlZmY4OGI5NWUzODY5M2FiNDIyOWUyZWUwNmQ0MWQ.-xow\" class=\"\">After studying this chapter, you should be able to:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"x-ck12-OGQ4MzczZjJiZmZiYTgxNzAzNjdjN2Y1NDY4OGRmMmE.-ui2\" class=\"\">\n<li>Describe what the environment is, and some of its major components.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the process of scientific inquiry<\/li>\n<li>Define environmental science and environmental issues<\/li>\n<li>Understand why it is important to study environmental science and environmental issues<\/li>\n<li>Explain the concept of sustainability and its social, political, and cultural challenges<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate the main points of environmental ethics<\/li>\n<li>Describe the concept of environmental justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"alternate-h2 listheading\"><strong>Chapter Outline<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\n<li>1.1\u00a0The Earth, Humans, and the Environment<\/li>\n<li>1.2\u00a0The Process of Science<\/li>\n<li>1.3\u00a0Environment and Sustainability<\/li>\n<li>1.4\u00a0Environmental Ethics<\/li>\n<li>1.5 Environmental Justice &amp; 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