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Major events in history that have influenced environmental value systems

  • Agricultural Revolution

    Agricultural Revolution
    The Agricultural revolution was an increase in agricultural production in Britain due to the increase of labor and land productivity. Output of crops grew incredibly fast and this increase in food supply had an effect on the British population among those years.
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution
    The Industrial Revolution transformed economies based on agriculture and handcraft into economies based on industry, manufacturing, technology, and the factory system.
  • Green Revolution

    Green Revolution
    The Green Revolution was an increase in the production of food grains such as wheat and rice due to the introduction of high-yielding varieties, pesticides and progress in management techniques.
  • Carson's Silent Spring Pubblication

    Carson's Silent Spring Pubblication
    In this book, Rachel Carson focuses her attention to the potentially harmful effects of pesticides on the environment.
  • Founding of Greenpeace

    Founding of Greenpeace
    Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization founded in 1971 in British Columbia to oppose US nuclear testing at Amchitka Island, Alaska.
  • Bhopal Disaster

    Bhopal Disaster
    The Bhopal disaster was a gas leak incident at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. It is considered among the world's worst industrial disasters.
  • Chernobyl Disaster

    Chernobyl Disaster
    The Chernobyl disaster was the result of a flawed reactor design. The resulting steam explosion and fires released 5% of the radioactive reactor core into the environment, with the deposition of radioactive materials in many parts of Europe.