Problem 1
In making a shift to a more sustainable future, what do you think are the three most important things that (a) your college or university should do, and (b) you should do?
Problem 2
Suppose that over the next 20 years, the environmental and health costs of goods and services are gradually added to their market prices until those prices more closely reflect their total costs. What harmful effects and what beneficial effects might such a full-cost pricing process have on your lifestyle and on the lives of any children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren you eventually might have?
Problem 6
This chapter summarized several different environmental worldviews. Which, if any, of these environmental worldviews do you favor? If you disagree with all of them, what is your environmental worldview? Has your environmental worldview changed because of your taking this course? If so, how? Compare your answers to these questions with those of your classmates.
Problem 8
Do you think we have a reasonable chance of bringing about a sustainability revolution within your lifetime? Explain. If you are nearing the end of this course, is your view of the future more hopeful or less hopeful than it was when you began the course? Compare your answers with those of your classmates.
