ENVR 1301-Cristina Contreras

  Activity 2.3.1 Ranchers, Anglers, and Beavers   Six-Point Critical Analysis Worksheet 1. Exploratory In this video I learned about the functioning of restoration at Square Valley Ranch, restoration in agriculture is a system that takes advantage of all the benefits of natural ecosystems by creating agricultural systems that mock nature by providing by still providing our daily life resources. Each year the water rises in the ranch which holds water look and leads to a bigger flood to allow growth in the ranch. After viewing the video, I also learned that manager John Griggs located at Maggie Creek ranch located in Nevada, stated that Lahontan cutthroat trout that has helped tremendously with water which led to better grass and herd number. After reading the article, I learned about BLM which is the acronym for Bureau of Land Management. The objective of BLM is to shift streams that have been damaged due to natural causes such as wildfires, droughts, and grazing pract...

  Environmental Conflict Resolution: Framing and intractability (2003) Context in Environmental conflicts: Where you stand depends on where you sit. (2003) Environmental & Social Framework (2016)   Identity Frames illustrate the way in which people view themselves or the social groups to which they belong. “Who am I?” Economic Environment Economic environment consists of levels of “success” such as inflation, interest rates and tax rates Vision for Sustainable Development which sets out the Bank’s aspirations regarding environmental and social sustainability Identity frames consists of three groups: Group Identification, Social/institutional roles & Place-Based Identities Cultural Environment Consists of “predominant values, attitudes, beliefs, social customs, and socialization processes Environmental and social standards set out the req...

 During the last decade within the twentieth century environmental growth was significantly high. Society was able to gain higher knowledge of the environmental challenges and issues the United States faced. The Brundtland report provided a explicit voice around these issues through analysis of human life based on social networks and ecological systems. Many environmental historians who have studied the U.S. policy facing these economic challenges came to conclusion that there were three main time periods which new concepts and ideas evolved. These three time periods were (1) the American conservation movement, (2) the rise of environmental risk management as a basis for policy and (3) the integration of social and economic factors to create the sustainability of paradigm. During The American Conservation Movement most early colonists who arrived to the states noticed that much of the land had very limited resources and there was minimal effort to treat and minimize wastage. By the...

Six-Point Critical Analysis of Current Event 1. Exploratory Probe basic facts and knowledge found in the readings.  This article was posted on January 11th 2019 against a list of running actions against pollution. San Diego is one of the many cities to ban containers known as polystyrene, which is better known as Styrofoam. The ban includes many of daily food containers such as egg cartons ice chest, aquatic toys and navigation markers. Polystyrene’s popularity throughout our cities is because of its low cost, strength and easy insulation. The city of San Diego voted on Jan 8,2019 to make this ban in effect. During the ban many small business owners came forward to protest against the ban because of there usage of there degradable products. The ban was first set as trial period in October 2018.  2. Diagnostic The reason for the ban against polystyrenes products is because the properties in this material make it a huge waste because it easily breaks into tiny, airborne part...

  A. Microplastics are small plastic pieces that measure smaller than 5 millimeters across. Micro plastics are formed by the decomposition of large plastic pieces that have been  broken throughout the years. This type of breakdown is caused by exposure to environmental factors, primarily from the suns radiation. Microplastics come from many different types of resources throughout the world some examples include synthetic objects, city dust, tires, marine life, cosmetics and engineered plastic pellets. Synthetic textiles are one of the primary sources of microplastics are contribute to 35 percent of the total volume. Microplastics are formed by two different types of microplastics which are known as primary microplastics and secondary microplastics. The difference in between the two is that primary microplastics are made for commercial purposes as secondary microplastics are formed form the break down of larger plastic pieces. Primary microplastics contain three main categories...