ENVR 1301 Jennifer M

  Environmental Conflict Resolution, Davis, Lewicki, 2003 Context in Environmental Conflict, Bryan, 2003 Environmental framing consortium Social control: How decisions regarding social issues sound be made. Political: Based on the political ramifications of decisions. Views of nature: How individuals perceive the effect of human activity on the environment Risk: Questioning what is being risked with the decision. “What will happen if this happens? Demographic: The demographics of an affected population affect decision making.  Conflict management: how individuals relate to conflict resolution alternatives Power: How individuals will gain or lose power over others based on the decision being made.  Technological: How the most current scientific and technological advancements (and limitations) influence decision making. Gain/loss: What can be gained or lost in making a specific decision Identity: How an individual’s beliefs about themselves influences decision maki...

 When America was first colonized by people from the old world, the land was seen as teeming with an inexhaustible supply of natural resources including unprocessed land, timber, water, wild animals, and plantlife. In the original colonies there was no real major concern surrounding what we now refer to today as conservation and resource management because there was such an abundance of resources. Eventually though, after only a few generations of habitation by colonial people and the exponential growth in their numbers, the first ideas about conservation of resources started to be discussed in the mainstream of social consciousness.  By the early to mid 1800s ideas about natural resources and their management were starting to become more broadly discussed. The Transcendental movement changed the way that people viewed their relationship with the natural world and helped foster a spiritual connection to it. This is seen in the artwork from the period, such as in the painting I...

Six-Point Critical Analysis of Current Event - CANADA AIMS TO BAN SINGLE-USE PLASTICS BY 2021 1. Exploratory                                      The Prime Minister of Canada announced in 2019 that the government will be taking steps to ban the usage of single use plastics by 2021. At that time, it was estimated that Canada was set to throw away $11 billion worth of single use plastics by 2030. Canada recycles less than 10 percent of all its plastic waste, leaving the majority to be sent to landfills. 2. Diagnostic                                         Canada wants to reduce harm to the environment via cleaning up their contribution to the plastic waste crisis. Previously “rich” countries would ship their plastic waste to “poor” countries for processing and recycling but it’s becoming ...

  Caption: The preceding collages show the plastics that I use on an average day. Morning coffee, meals, snacks, hobbies, personal hygiene, clothing, chores, work, school, sleep, caring for pets, even getting in and out of my house, are all touched by plastic. Most of the items shown are one time use, or, are meant for longer use but cannot be fixed once they are broken (such as the plastic components of my vehicle’s bike rack.) Unfortunately, under our present system, there is a little incentive to change our consumption habits. Plastic is cheap and readily available, and our economic system is not conducive to the responsible usage of items that we purchase or even the ability to fix things once they are broken. Microplastics are plastic particles or fibers that are smaller than 5 millimeters in size (Haab) that are released from PCCPs (personal care and cosmetic products) as well as plastic debris and trash like single use plastics. Micro plastic contamination has been deemed a ...