Incorporating an understanding of and a respect for ecologic values into the existing social structure requires a rethinking of traditional man-environment relationships. There must be an attempt to challenge and change those attitudes which do not reflect an overall sensitivity for the environment.
Technology can solve any problem.
Economics is a higher concern than environmental protection. The knowledge and superiority of man places him above the laws of nature. These values of the environment may be generally defined as attributes of the biosphere which maintain the functioning of ecosystems thereby being of long term importance for human survival. Environmental values may also include values which society places on maintaining certain intrinsic qualities or characteristics of the environment such as scenic quality or pieces of the environment which may be rare, unique, or endangered. The basis of a planning program sensitive to environmental values is actually an ethic or set of principles reflecting a change in traditional attitudes toward man-environment relationships.