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conflicts 4.2.1/2/3 Flashcards

1
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when does conflict occur?

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because individuals or groups have different interests in a specific enviro

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how can conflict occur between recreational users that are acting in an almost identical way?

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often about how the activity or enviro should be used

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what is the value of forming an interest group?

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ability to draw on a larger range of knowledge and resources surrounding issue

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4
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are gov agencies and their agencies considered ‘interest group’?

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no

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what is the enviro where the desal plant is?

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prowlett river coastal enviro, bunurong marine enviro

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what are the two groups for and against the desal plant?

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Your Water Your Say, later Watershed Vic and the vic giv

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what is the use for YWYS ?

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believe in recreation, conservation and intrinsic value of enviro

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what is YWYS’s position on the desal plant?

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stop construction, preserve enviro and use alternative water management strategies

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what is the vic gov’s use for the wonthaggi area?

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enviro as a resource to exploit for human needs

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what is the vic gov’s position on the desal issue?

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build a desal plant near powlett river mouth for production of water

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11
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how much of vic’s coastline is marine national parks and sanctuaries?

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approx 12%

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12
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what is the issue with marine parks?

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creation of national parks, restricting area use including some restrictions on commercial/recreational fishing

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13
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what group supports the creation of marine national parks?

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Victorian National Parks Association

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what is the vic national parks association’s position on marine park issue?

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support creation of parks including restrictions on how these can be used

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15
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what groups are against the creation of marine parks?

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Seafood Industry Vic and Vic Recreational Fishers

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what are the seafood industry vic’s justifications for no marine parks?

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  • lose access to fisheries resource
  • fished waters for generations
  • lose income
  • at least wanted some financial compensation for income losses
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17
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what are the Vic Recreational Fishers justifications for no marine parks?

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  • lose access to recreational fishing venues
  • coastlines are public land and all victorians should have access
  • fished waters for generations
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what are the vic national parks association’s justifications for marine parks?

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  • support extension of national parks into marine enviros
  • maintain biodiversity and natural processes
  • current commercial fisheries are overfished and tis would provide enviros ability to recover and restock
  • recreational/commercial fishing would become more sustainable and be able to be enjoyed by future victorians
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what are the two opposing groups for the desal plant?

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vic gov and your water, your say

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what are two opposing groups for marine parks and sanctuaries?

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Seafood industry victoria and victorian national park association

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21
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what two methods did the marine national park association use during the conflict?

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media publications, emails

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22
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how did VNPA use publications to push their opinions?

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they had informative papers where you could tear the bottom off and send the postcard into the vic gov. Also print and electronic media, videos were produced showing biodiversity and advertised gov’s intentions to protect these areas

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23
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what were the advantages of VNPA using publications?

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provided accurate info about gov’s plans and how to protect vic waters

24
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what were the disadvantages of VNPA using publications?

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  • can be expensive and people sending in would also have to pay for a stamp etc. this may deter people
  • can only reach a certain amount of people
  • some people may not read the information and therefore will have a lack of knowledge about conflict
25
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what methods did the seafood industry victoria use to push their opinions?

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direct action, print media

26
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what are the advantages of the SIV using direct action?

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  • free media attention
  • is inclusive and can involve large numbers (5000 at parliament)
  • cheap
27
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what are the potential disadvantages of the SIV using direct action?

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  • can gain negative media attention if protest turns violent therefore resulting in lose of supporters
  • can take time to prepare peacefully
28
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what are the advantages of the SIV using print media?

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can reach a large number of people but with the age article only people who read the age

29
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what are the disadvantages of the SIV using print media?

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  • expensive

- article in age was very biased

30
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what process was used to resolve marine national park and sanctuary conflict?

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formation of community consultation

31
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what are the advantages of the formation of consultation groups for the conflict of marine national parks and sanctuaries?

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  • could get people highly knowledgable in field eg. marine biologists
  • more chance of a possible win-win outcome, didn’t necessarily happen as SIV definitely had the worst outcome
  • both groups can be involved in decision making
32
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what are the disadvantages of the formation of consultation groups for the conflict of marine national parks and sanctuaries?

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takes alot of time (10 years) therefore can also be expensive as a result

33
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how many marine national parks are there in vic?

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13

34
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how many marine sanctuaries are there in vic?

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11

35
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what methods did YWYS use?

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prominent person (bob brown), protests

36
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where was YWYS’s protest?

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the beach at Kilkunda

37
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what are the advantages of YWYS using a prominent person as a method?

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  • gains free media attention

- have god influence over people

38
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what are the disadvantages of YWYS using a prominent person as a method?

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-may not be knowledgable about the conflict making them unreliable

39
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what are the advantages of YWYS using protests at kilkunda beach?

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  • gains free media attention
  • everyone can get involved, large numbers
  • cheap
40
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what are the disadvantages of YWYS using protests at kilkunda beach?

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  • can be negative if it turns violent, neg media attention taking away from main purpose and can lose support
  • if small may not have a big impact
41
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what was the process used to solve the desal plant conflict?

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litigation (court proceedings)

42
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what are the positives of litigation as a process used for the desal plant?

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provides a definitive result

43
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what are the negatives of litigation as a process used for the desal plant?

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  • expensive- YWYS had to pay all legal fees forcing them to file for bankrupcy and disband (later forming Watershed Vic)
  • win/lose situation where only one group will be happy with the outcome
  • can be a long process
44
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was litigation a fair process during the conflict of the desal plant?

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not really a fair outcome as the vic gov is much more powerful than YWYS

45
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what are the two main purposes of chosen methods during conflicts?

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  • raise community awareness

- apply pressure to decision makers

46
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what two methods did the vic gov use during the conflict of the desal plant?

A

manipulating the media, info centres

47
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what type of things did the vic gov do in order to manipulate the media?

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  • media releases
  • fact sheets
  • tv/print media
  • brochures/posters
48
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why did YWYS take the state gov to court over the construction of the desal plant?

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because they believed the environmental effects statement (EES) was not in line with enviro policy

49
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what are the positives about the vic gov’s use of an info centre @ wonthaggi as a method to push their opinions on the desal plant?

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  • reaches people it directly concerns within the community

- educates

50
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what are the negatives about the vic gov’s use of an info centre @ wonthaggi as a method to push their opinions on the desal plant?

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  • expensive

- doesn’t reach a wide range of people

51
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what were the advantages of the vic gov manipulating the media as a method for the desal plant conflict?

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clear message and info delivered to a large number of people

52
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what were the disadvantages of the vic gov manipulating the media as a method for the desal plant conflict?

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  • interviews are hard to organise

- advertising is expensive

53
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how did VNPA use emails to push the use of marine national parks and sanctuaries?

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VNPA members sent emails to politicians such as Steve Bracks to try influence decision making

54
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what are the disadvantages of VNPA using emails as a method for marine sanctuaries and national parks?

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many people may delete without reading

55
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what are the advantages of VNPA using emails as a method for marine sanctuaries and national parks?

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  • cost effective

- can reach wide audience

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