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1、IntroductionofEnvironmentalScienceAStudyofInterrelationshipsLecturer:Prof.BingTangGuangdongUniversityofTechnologySchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandEngineeringSep.2,20131Environmentalissueandit’ssolutionsEnvironmentalscienceisaninterdisciplinaryfield.Becauseenvironmentaldisharmoniesoccurasaresul

2、toftheinteractionbetweenhumansandthenaturalworld,wemustincludebothwhenseekingsolutionstoenvironmentalproblems.Itisimportanttohaveahistoricalperspective,appreciateeconomicandpoliticalrealities,recognizetheroleofdifferentsocialexperiencesandethicalbackgrounds,andintegratethesewiththesciencethat

3、describesthenaturalworldandhowweaffectit.234567EnvironmentalProblemsWaterpollution8Airpollution9Solidwastes10PurposeofthisCourseEnvironmentalscienceisintendedasatextforaone-semester,introductorycourseforstudentswithawidevarietyofcareergoals.Theywillfinditinterestingandinformative.Thecentralth

4、emeisinterrelatedness.Notextofthisnaturecancoverallissuesindepth.Whatwehavedoneistoidentifymajorissuesandgiveappropriateexamplesthatillustratethecomplexinteractionthatarecharacteristicofallenvironmentalproblems.11CHAPTERONEEnvironmentalInterrelationshipsOBJECTIVESAfterreadingthischapter,yoush

5、ouldbeableto:Understandwhyenvironmentalproblemsarecomplexandinterrelated.Realizethatenvironmentalproblemsinvolvesocial,political,andeconomicissues,notjustscientificissues.Understandthatacceptablesolutionstoenvironmentalproblemsarenotofteneasytoachieve.Understandthatallorganismshaveanimpactont

6、heirsurroundings.Understandwhatismeantbyanecosystemapproachtoenvironmentalproblemsolving.Understandwhymostsocialandpoliticaldecisionsaremadewithrespecttopoliticaljurisdictionsbutenvironmentalproblemsdonotnecessarilycoincidewiththesehumanmadeboundaries.Understandthatdefininghumanwell-beingisno

7、teasyduetodifferingviewsonwhatitmeans.Understandthatsecurityincorporateseconomic,political,cultural,socialandenvironmentalaspects.12TheNatureofEnvironmentalScienceInterrelatednessisacoreconceptAnecosystemapproachPoliticalandeconomicissuesEmer