Justin Wilson

I have a much richer understanding of environmental thought now that I have taken ENVS 160, however putting what I have learned into practice, even hypothetically, seems like a daunting and difficult task. I think this is due to the immense scope with which we have discussed environmental issues and thought. It has become clear […]

In Who Rules the Earth? Paul Steinberg causes us to examine how social rules shape both our individual lives and the state of our planet. As of late, much of the discussion that takes place with relation to environmentalism, often revolves around questions of sustainability, efficiency and economics. We, as citizens and individuals are beaten […]

As we learned from Why We Disagree About Climate Change, by Mike Hulme, climate change is a “wicked problem”. By definition, according to Horst Rittel, a planning theorist, “wicked problems” are essentially unique, have no definitive formulation and can even be considered symptoms of yet other problems (Hulme, 2009). This definition of “wicked” is very […]

Having lived in a household for many years in which many of my parental figures and family friends are career conservationists and environmentalists, I surprisingly did not realize the broadness that environmental thought encompasses when speaking about both classic and contemporary environmental thought. This was especially true for myself in relation to the viable options […]