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Opening · a definition
Environmental values are those standards and beliefs that tell us our responsibilities and duties in dealing with nature. Economic values on the other hand deal with material progress of an individual/ nation etc.,
Body · points and prose
| Environmental Values | Economic Values |
|---|---|
| • Sustainable development | • Consumerism |
| • Equity | • Efficiency of resources |
| • Welfare maximising | • Profit maximising |
| • Clean air, water, rich biodiversity | • High GDP, wealth |
In context of nations, US has achieved high progress via reckless economic growth at the expense of environment. Recent cyclone of IRMA, Sandy etc., showed that environmental values are more important.
Similarly, in India, cities have developed haphazardly without concern for environment.
This has led to problems like skewed rural-urban migration, accentuated poverty, growth of slum & squalor, inequality.
Close · a summary
Thus from the above it is seen that environmental values are much more important than ethical values so as to achieve equitable, inclusive society.
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