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Text Reading | Topics | Text Discussion Questions | Case Study

At the conclusion of this session please post your discussion questions for the text and  for the case study as a single set of responses under the heading DQ10.

 

Session 10: Land Ethics
 
Reading Assignments: 

& Joseph R. Des Jardins Environmental Ethics (Fourth Edition), Chapter 8

 

  Session Ten Topics:

Fires and Wilderness Management: The Cases of Yellowstone and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Introduction. The Wilderness Ideal. The Wilderness "Myth": The Contemporary Debate. From Ecology to Philosophy. From Ecology to Ethics. Varieties of Holism.

 

  Text Discussion Questions

 

Please complete discussion questions 3-5 for Chapter 8 of the Des Jardins text.

 

 

 

  Case Study Selection for Class Discussion:

 Environmental and Economic Repercussions of the Persian Gulf War on Kuwait

Students will be expected to discuss the discussion questions associated with this case in class.

Discussion Questions:

  1. Briefly describe the historical background of this case study.

  2. Briefly summarize the environmental impact of the Persian Gulf War on Kuwait.

  3. What has been the economic impact of the war?

  4. Who do you hold most responsible for the economic and environmental impact of the war and why?

 

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