Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Social Theory: Functions in Environmental Management


SOCIAL THEORY: FUNCTIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
by Antonio C. Antonio
February 3, 2015

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The two fundamental functions of Social Theory in Environmental Management are:  (1) It focuses on the intricacies of the human dimension of environmental processes as it explains the basic interests of people in how the environment should be harnesses and utilized for the best ends of humanity; and, (2) It explains what social theory may possibly do to transform specific environmental features to suit the purposes of man as it focuses on how people react to certain changes in the environmental landscape.  Social Theory, in the first function, provides the means for explaining why humans are shaping the environment in a certain way.  In the second function of Social Theory, it evaluates whether the actions of man will succeed in shaping the environment by the way he behaves.

These information should come in handy when factoring-in the dynamic relationship between the environment and man in the management of the environment.  These are, in a nutshell, the primary function of Social Theory in environmental management. 

Just my little thoughts…

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