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Environmental policy
Policy related to managing human activities with a view to prevent, reduce, or mitigate harmful effects on nature and natural resources.
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urban ecosystems
Environment; Environmental policy
Ecosystems with components mainly of urban (built characteristics and with relatively high densities of human populations. It is recognized that urban ecosystems are not self-sustaining or complete ...
urban environment
Environment; Environmental policy
The resulting effects and interrelationships of human population concentrations, the built environment, and the biophysical environment. City dwellers often view the urban/built environment as the ...
urbanization
Environment; Environmental policy
Processes involving; (a) the movement of people from rural to urban areas which results in an increased proportion or percentage of the population living in urban rather than rural locations, and (b) ...
vaccine
Environment; Environmental policy
The preparation obtained from the living or dead microorganism s or the products of their vital activity and used to induct a state of active immunity in people or animals, either for the purpose of ...
values
Environment; Environmental policy
(Value Systems) Formed by groups of attitudes which cluster. Values pro-duce behavior as contrasted to attitudes which represent a behavioural disposition potential, or tendency. Values are an ...
values change
Environment; Environmental policy
(Value modification, expansion). Occurs when values held by an individual, group, or society are no longer satisfying to those who hold them. Environmental education and training implies change ...
values clarification
Environment; Environmental policy
A teaching approach which helps students to become more aware of their personal values, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior toward the environment as well as to develop their own set of values and ...