Tuesday, August 18, 2015

1.2 Introduction to EM

OK...so, what is "Environmental Management (EM)," why do we care about it, and what will we be learning about in this course?  Good Questions!


We can find the best definition of EM for our use right in that big Cambridge syllabus..."Environmental Management is concerned with both local and global issues and with the various ways in which societies, governments and economic activity...use, misuse and attempt to manage both local and global environments."  Basically, this boils down to how different parts of our environment affect us, how we attempt to manage them for our betterment, and how to come up with solutions to fix those things we may have made worse or affect us negatively.  


There are many negative aspects to the environment...we've done a lot of things to hurt it...but, we have done good things as well, and the more aware we are of the environment, the more we will be able to protect it for our future and the future of those who will be here after we're gone.  In the future, it is the hope of environmentalists and environmental scientists alike that we will not be looking at the terrible things we've done, but the great things we did to restore and protect this wonderful planet.


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