CEE 181 Week 2 Questions and Answers 100% Verified
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CEE 181
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CEE 181
(T or F) As a human-designed construct, "Nature" has meant different things to different people at
different times, hence it must be understood as a concept whose meaning and use is dependent on
specific worldviews. - Answer-True
(T or F) Models are a major tool we use to try to understand and a...
CEE 181 Week 2 (T or F) As a human -designed construct, "Nature" has meant different things to different people at different times, hence it must be understood as a concept whose meaning and use is dependent on specific worldviews. - Answer -True (T or F) Models are a major tool we use to try to understand and address highly complex systems in a manner that is consistent and coherent, while also being partial and arbitrary. - Answer -True (T or F) The best way for sustainable engineers to manage a complex system is to try to implement centralized and explicitly defined control systems. - Answer -False (T or F) Wicked problems are usually well -defined policy issues that have simple and optimal solutions - Answer -False Equality of outcome is associated with: - Answer -Egalitarianism Everyone agrees that when defining "sustainability", we are attempting to sustain - Answer -The premise is false. There is no general agreement. Every definition is based on different values and perspectives Most wicked problems cannot be solved - Answer -instead, they must be managed One of the biggest issues with simple definitions of sustainable development is: - Answer -any assumption that we know today what future generations will value and need is probably wrong, and any enforcement of such assumptions constitutes temporal imperial ism Selecting "system boundaries" for an environmental assessment is among the hardest tasks in an analysis because: - Answer -there is no "right" definition of a boundary choosing boundaries for analysis is an art, not just a matter of following simple rules
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