Exam 1 Flashcards
How has natural resource management changed over time in regard to people’s roles in that management?
Natural resource management has gone through three stages.
1. Traditional “sacred stuff” mode - focused on specific resources such as wood, game, and water. It focused on and sustaining the yield of these resources within political/legal constraints.
2. Transitional mode - more focused on long term impact on people, managed for the good of the resource.
3. Relationship mode - focused on the relationship between natural resources and people. Inextricably intertwined.
What is looking behind the curtain all about?
Stepping into the other person’s shoes, looking into their perspective of culture and experiences. These life experiences and perspective shape our decisions and dictate our values. Allowing yourself to look at the issues another way will enable you to better understand the person.
What did Raup mean when he said that the pine growing in Petersham had no value in and of itself?
Humans assign value. At one point the pine was not valued at all, then it was necessary for the forestry industry to create boxes for food transport. Once plastic containers came to be, it once again had little value. Now there is some aesthetic value.
How was “love” debunked as a random force?
Love = Class, Income, Education, Racial and Religion
Courtship and ritual
We can only fall in love when certain conditions are met
From the film “River of Renewal” about the Klamath River, be able to identify the three primary stakeholders and describe their values and the resource they were most interested in.
- Farmers -
Resources: Water for Irrigation
Value: Way of Life, Crops > Fish - Tribes
Resources: Water for Fish
Value: Heritage, Natural World (Spiritual) - Power Companies
Resources: Water for Energy
Value: Electrification, Cost
Why does a scared-stuff orientation frequently lead to a hubris mode of ecosystem use and management? And how does a human-ecosystem relationship perspective foster what the author calls a “more humble mode”?
Sacred-Stuff orientation leads to hubris in NR managers because it places value directly on the resources without consideration of human values, which may lead to inadequate resources and/or an overstock of obsolete resources.
Relationship mode is more humble because we now recognize that it is hard to plan what humans will value in the future, so natural resource managers must be conservative and keep options open.
How does the influx of “outsiders” impact the social acceptability of hound hunting and other traditional activities in once-isolated communities of Latah county?
Outsiders: Anti-Hunters Environmentalists, Hobby ranchers, Pullman Professionals, Retirers
Influx: Loss of Isolation, Connectedness through internet, loss of rural industries, influx of univiersities
Change of culture
What is an example of an anthropocentric viewpoint?
Viewpoint centered on humans. The benefit of human activity is valued above all.
It refers that humans are the primary elders of moral standing. Most significant entities in the world
Farmers in video fighting for the water was an example
What is an example of a biocentric viewpoint?
It is an ethical point of view the extends inherente value to all living things
Viewpoint centered on all lifeforms. 1 human=1 amoeba.
Tribes in the video trying to protect the salmon and their way of life.
What is the difference between Place Meaning and Place Attachment?
Place meaning- use when we can refer to cognitive components without distorting the original intent (ex. “my lake is a space mostly for vacationers”)
Things about the place that are appealing, what’s available there
Place Attachment- showing the affective bonds people have with places, environmental psychologists equivalent of the geographers sense of place (ex. “my lake is my favorite place to be”)
Memories that you cherish
What is the difference between space and place?
space- 3d idea of what’s there
Place- attachment
Define social capital.
Relationships made with locals and other individuals in the community that make you feel a part of the community
Network of relationships, open communication, and partnerships
Define human capital.
There needs to be a diverse age group so everyone can contribute to the diversity of capital
Skills, talents, and health of individual members of the community
(Colfer & Colfer) – Who are the two groups primary groups in the article and what are the sources of their conflicts
Public workers - Forest service
Private workers - loggers
Conflicts - telling them what they can/can’t do, sense of hard work being different (rocking chair money vs. paper pushers), different recreational activities, education
What are social norms and how are they related to culture?
Social and cultural norms are rules or expectations of behavior and thoughts based on shared beliefs within a specific cultural or social group.
