Earth

The Industrial Revolution began in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Britain, before spreading around the world. Coal, oil and gas (collectively termed… Read More »Industrial Revolution

The way we treat our environment is determined by how we view it. Peoples perspectives on the environment, and mankind’s relationship with nature, have traditionally… Read More »Environmental Perspectives

Agricultural advances caused the world’s population to grow from 170 million during the Roman period 2,000 years ago to 900 million in 1800. By 1900… Read More »Population

How do we manage resources that seem to belong to everyone? Natural food reserves, energy resources like fossil fuels, a clean environment, with clean air,… Read More »Tragedy of the Commons

The Earth was formed about 4 billion years ago, with the first modern humans (Homo sapiens) only evolving between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago. If… Read More »Humans

Ecocentrism (meaning values centred on ecology) and technocentrism (meaning values centred on technology) are two opposing perspectives concerning attitudes towards human technology and its ability… Read More »Ecocentrism & Technocentrism

The two terms conservation and preservation are often confused and are used to mean the same thing, although differences exist. Conservationists include those who accept… Read More »Conservation & Preservation

The environmental impact of human beings has grown in scale, become more rapid, and changed in character. Whereas we once transformed locales or regions, today… Read More »Pollution

Evolution is the process by which life has developed on Earth; the species that exist today are the product of evolution. It is a process… Read More »Evolution

Since the Industrial Revolution, the effects of human processes such as fossil fuel burning, urban expansion, deforestation and the use of chemicals, have put greater… Read More »Environmental Movement