Two extreme, competing environmental worldviews are the Western worldview and the deep ecology worldview. These two worldviews, admittedly broad generalizations, are at nearly opposite ends of a spectrum of worldviews relevant to global sustainability problems, and each approaches environmental responsibility in a radically different way. The traditional Western worldview, also known as the expansionist worldview, is human-centered and utilitarian. It mirrors the beliefs of the 19th-century frontier attitude, a desire to conquer and exploit nature as quickly as possible (Figure 2.5). The Western worldview also advocates the inherent rights of individuals, accumulation of wealth, and unlimited consumption of goods and services to provide material