Monday, June 6, 2011
Resource Ethics
Yo Geo 12... identify a real-world case study that shows one of the resource ethics at work that we looked at in class... leave your response with the ethic under study, a very brief description of the case study (that shows how it demonstrates the resource ethic), and a link that gives a decent overview of the case study (e.g. news article)
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Aesthetic/Recreational resource ethic.
ReplyDeleteIn Squamish a new trail was built for mountain biking with funding from the gov't. This trail is fun for all levels of riders.
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/half-nelson-trail-squamish-2010.html
One example of Aesthetic and Recreational Resource Ethics is the creation of National and Provincial parks, in this case, Pacific Rim National Park. One of the few regions of Temperate Rainforest in BC, the national government protected it as well as the popular and stunning Long Beach that stretches kilometers down the coast. Arguably one of the most gorgeous and popular places in Canada, it makes sense for the government to protect it for future generations.
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Deer Hunting season is restricted to sustain the deer species. This is an example of sustainability.
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http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@fw/documents/document/239849.pdf
www.marmots.org/pdf/vanmar_e.pdf
ReplyDeleteScientific conservation:
case study: Vancouver Island marmots
The recovery of the population of the vancouver island marmot has been deemed so far successful and is the result of much scientific study into the breeding habits of these fuzzy rodents. :D
An example of ecological resource management is the reforestation of the Bottomlands in the United States of America. Several old agricultural areas have been reforested into hardwood forests.
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1526-100X.1997.09715.x/abstract
Globalization and Sustainability in the City of Yellowknife and Surrounding Environs: Mineral Extraction and Community Initiatives. This case focuses on how communities in and around the City of Yellowknife are increasingly becoming involved in the economic and environmental issues surrounding mineral extraction in their region, particularly of gold and diamonds.
ReplyDeleteAn example of aesthetic and recreational ethics in action is the protection of wilderness areas in Nova Scotia. Wilderness Areas are preserved to give people a place to hike, fish, hunt and other activities.In the case of camping, restrictions are placed on setting camp fires to prevent forest fires, further protecting the natural beauty across the province.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/protectedareas/recreation.asp
During the 1970's public concern began to build regarding industrial forestry operations on western Vancouver Island. In 1979, the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) was asked by its member First Nations to address the declining employment of First Nations in the forest sector, and the damage poor logging practices were causing to fisheries and other resources. In the mid1980's concern focused on Meares Island in Clayoquot Sound, when Tofino residents organized a boat blockade of Meares Island. The Tla-O-Qui-Aht and Ahousaht Nations declared the Island a Tribal Park.
ReplyDeleteScientists urge huge B.C. land preservation
ReplyDeleteURL: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/01/27/bc-environment-coaltion-preservation.html
An environmental coalition called on the B.C. government to conserve 50 percent of the provinces land so as to fight climate change. Conservationist Jim Pojar said “ a minimum conservation target of 50 per cent is what’s necessary to give our plants and animals a fighting chance to adapt”
The point in the preservation is so the forests will keep drawing in our carbon emissions and slow down our part in global warming.
Awesome work, folks... keep them coming! What do you think about the shift from using logs in Northern BC for pulp and timber towards biofuel for energy production?
ReplyDeleteExploitation is when resources are used to whatever extent possible without caring about the consequences on the environment or the future generations.
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An example of a species being introduced to a place where they had been drawn out:
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Scientific intervention
go canucks go -tomclarke
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