Valued Environments, Environmental Values

Synopsis

Raises basic issues about the relationship between society and environment, including the complexity of natural processes, the varied demands placed by societies on the environment, positive and negative impacts of these demands, the variety of institutions involved in trying to regulate environmental use, and the differences in philosophy and values which underlie debates and conflicts in the area. Using as examples the Lake District, UK, and Yosemite National Park, USA, the programme focuses on the late nineteenth century and the present day. In the last century, the writings of Wordsworth, Ruskin, Emerson, Thoreau and Muir were vital in stating aesthetic and humanist cases against unbridled development. Issues such as the Thirlmere reservoir, Hetch Hetchey, railway construction, and mineral and timber extraction, therefore had considerable effects and laid the foundation for later development in environmental conservation and management.

Series

Environment, Course U206

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.

Year of production

1991

Availability

Off-air recording licence

Subjects

Environmental science

Keywords

developing countries; economic change; environment; Lake District; Yosemite National Park

Credits

Producer

Eleanor Morris

Contributor

Philip Sarre

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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