Let me put it this way. The environment is man and his entire surroundings which includes all biotic and abiotic factors. The actions of man ultimately affect the environment. Man has culture and man runs the economy. The culture of man must not affect the relationship between the economy and the environment but unfortunately it does. This is the root cause of segregation, social class and strata. This stems from uneven allocation of both manmade and natural resources due to preference, tribalism, bias etc. This scenario plays out a lot in my country in terms of jobs, education, healthcare, amenities etc. The groups that enjoy these benefits the most are the ones whose representatives are in places of power within the economy.