The work of the Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) led to

recommendations that were set aside by the Alberta government

The most effective units of environmental management are ________.

Based on enivronmental functions

An example of the “precautionary principle” is:

Acting on a problem even if some knowledge is incomplete

Public agencies often prefer a standardized approach to environmental management because

it allows them to avoid criticism over preferential treatment

The most correct statement about environmental planning and management is

Humans attempt to manage the interaction between humans and the environment

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1
The work of the Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) led to
recommendations that were set aside by the Alberta government
comprehensive oversight of the tar sands rather than project-by-project
adaptive co-management of the tar sands resource
excluding vulnerable wetlands from exploitation
2
The most effective units of environmental management are ________.
Based on administrative boundaries
Based on political boundaries
Global
Based on enivronmental functions
3
Adaptive co-management features:
Integration of different knowledge systems
Learning by doing
All of the above
Collaboration and power-sharing
4
An example of the “precautionary principle” is:
Taking small steps to lessen the effects of the problem
Increasing resources devoted to research
Acting on a problem even if some knowledge is incomplete
Doing nothing until more scientific evidence has been accumulated
5
Acid deposition is due mainly to human interference in the cycles of:
Carbon and Sulfur
Sulfur and Nitrogen
Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Phosphorus and Carbon
6
Public agencies often prefer a standardized approach to environmental management because
it ensures equal quality in environmental management
it ensures equal effectiveness of resource management
it allows them to avoid criticism over preferential treatment
all environmental problems can be solved in the same way
7
The composite of the variety of day-to-day weather conditions is
climate
mean weather
average weather
weather
8
Which of these is not a greenhouse gas?
Nitrous oxide
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Sulfur dioxide
9
The most correct statement about environmental planning and management is
Humans manage natural resources
Humans attempt to manage the interaction between humans and the environment
All of the above
Humans manage the environment
10
Context is important when attempting to solve an environmental problem because ________ vary over space and time.
Biophysical conditions
All of the above
Political and legal conditions
Economic and social conditions

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