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DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
Environmental Systems and Societies
for the IB Diploma
Study and Revision Guide
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by using appropriate
summarize your findings
to
Present your findings: Clearly
the most effective way
written explanations. Decide
tables, graphs, charts, and
It can be through a report,
to your intended audience.
communicate your findings
to
presentation, or visual display.
survey. Consider the extent
on three limitations of your
relevant
Reflect and Discuss: Reflect
Consider the context of
responses may be biased.
of
implications
the
which the sample or their
discussing
applications while
reporting
theories, concepts and real-world
involved in conducting and
the ethical considerations
your findings. Consider
survey research.
approvals or consent
necessary
any
obtain
guidelines and
consult
Remember to follow ethical
human subjects. Additionally,
surveys such as this with
to
before administering any
and requirements related
supervisor for specific guidance
your DP ESS teacher or
or assessments.
analysis for your coursework
survey design and data
valuable, they are
almost always wrong
since people usually
A person’s perspecti
have a complica
ve and actions,
for example, may
ted mix of positions
combination of
be shaped differentl
.
religious, environm
y if they have a
ental, and economic
people in effectivel
worldviews. This
y navigating and
point of view will
communicating
assists
in a diverse and
globalized society.
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s values
Worldviews shape people’
perspectives
and
and comprehensive
people’s perceptions
frameworks which shape
surroundings as well
and understandings of their
also be considered as
as their actions. They can
which are shaped
people’s ‘lenses’ on the world
ideological, religious,
by cultural, philosophical,
people use while making
that
factors
political
and
people’s worldviews
sense of the world. Therefore,
the world
perceive
influence the way people
their values and
and their place in it by shaping
Worldviews are broad
Common
mistake
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Not acknowledging /
realising that the
development of
the internet and
social media, one’s
perspective can be
influenced by a far
greater variety of
worldviews than
just that of the
local community.
Consequently, models
that attempt to
classify perspectives,
though helpful, are
invariably inaccurate
as individuals often
have a complex mix of
positions.
A model for understa
nding the factors
that influence our
issues is an environm
various perspecti
ental value system.
ves on environm
information, education
It proposes that
ental
various inputs,
, and worldviews,
such as media
variety of outputs,
shape an individua
including judgmen
l’s value system,
which leads to
ts, opinions, and
According to the
a
actions.
environmental
value system model,
understanding
an individual’s
of environmental
perceptions and
issues are shaped
such as the media,
by the inputs they
education, and
receive from various
worldviews. These
personal value
sources
inputs are then
system, which
processed by an
is comprised of
This process results
individual’s
the individual’s
in outputs like
beliefs,
values,
judgments, opinions
and assumptions.
individual’s value
, and actions that
system.
are influenced
by the
For example, a
person who learns
about deforesta
the economic benefits
tion from a news
of logging may
source that emphasiz
form an opinion
environmental
es
that prioritizes
protection.
economic growth
over
Input
Perspective
“Loggers make
a significant contributio
to the state’s
n Logging as
economy as they
a mean to sustain
purchase
supplies from
economic growth
local businesses
.”
http://economic-impa
NH/2014NH_Econom ct-of-ag.com/
of_the_Logging_Ind ic_Contribution_
Hampshire_2012-18z ustry_in_New_
3bzi.pdf
“The Solomon
Islands in the
South
Pacific are under
Deforestation
threat from illegal
as a threat to
and unsustaina
biodiversit y
ble logging which
destroying its
is
biodiverse rainforests
at an alarming
rate.”
globalwitness.org/en https://ww w.
/campaigns/forests/
paradise-lost/
perspectives.
values, and
A worldview is a set of beliefs,
a person’s vision of
assumptions that impact
person with a religious
reality and behaviours. A
may believe that the
worldview, for example,
by a higher power and,
natural world was created
conservation
environmental
prioritize
result,
as a
based on their religious views.
with others are
The interactions of individuals
People that
also influenced by their worldviews.
have a stronger bond
share similar worldviews
They
another.
one
with
community
and sense of
together to achieve a
are also more likely to work
common goal.
of the internet and
Because of the advancements
can be impacted by
social media, one’s perspective
than just that of
far greater spectrum of worldviews
. As a result, while
one’s immediate neighbourhood
perspectives are
models that attempt to categorize
Environmenta
l Value System
Output
may form an opinion
prioritizes economic that
growth
over environme
ntal protection
may develop a
viewpoint
that prioritizes
environmental
protection over
economic
growth
Individuals who
receive informat
ion about deforesta
twitter that emphasiz
tion from a news
es the environm
source as in the
ental conseque
develop a viewpoin
one from
nces of logging,
t that prioritize
on the other hand,
s environmental
may
protection over
economic growth.
Review activi
ty
l Design your
own Environm
ental Value System
table below as
model on the
a template.
issue of
Input
List some of the
sources
shaped your perspectiv that
a
e
be shaped
1.XX Worldview can
ideological,
n Figure
by cultural, philosophical,
factors
religious and political
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Perspective
Sate your perspectiv
e on the issue
of deforestation
deforestation
using the
Output
List the actions
you would take.
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1.1 Perspectives
Theme A: Foundat
ion
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