Blog Post 4/25

Final Blog Post

 

My phenology spot, being a local pond and coveted source of biodiversity, can benefit greatly from the lessons and insights of the six paradigms. The limits perspective focuses on the population and its relationship to resource usage. Through a limits paradigm a very important ecological area such as colchester pond should have specific regulations in order to ensure that the rise of population does not harm the local ecological diversity. In order to sustain our growing population more resources will have to be used, and when you put human needs versus the needs of the environment, human needs are often come first. This is why there has to be a community effort to take care of the land and preserve it. In order for the pond to be a sustainable system the current carrying capacity can not be exceeded or else there will be large amounts of ecological damage. Through a markets perspective the most effective way to get things accomplished is through market allocation. By allowing the pond to be privately regulated, it would be possible to keep the pond under better protection through more restrictive rules that aim to preserve the biological integrity of the land. By giving the land monetary value it may also bring better understanding of what the land does for us through ecosystem services. Institutions allow people to collectively develop arrangements and laws that can protect and promote sustainable use of the resources available at colchester pond. Some institutions have already been developed to control resources such as the fish population. Although this is an example of how a formal institution could promote healthy future of the pond. Informal institutions play a large role in how people interact with the pond. By promoting social norms around sustaining the natural world the community will take initiatives to sustain keep the pond as healthy as possible. The political economy perspective gives insight to power relations and who has the most control in society. A promising future for colchester pond will most possible if the local community has enough social and political power to keep the pond clean and sustainable. The community having the most influence on the pond is the best situation because the decisions that affect the pond will also have the greatest influence on the community. A social construction perspective gives insight to how views of the environment have come to light. In order to promote a positive future for the pond there must be a recognition of the beliefs that benefit the pond as well as those that harm it. Through an ethical perspective a future of the pond would be decided on the ethics. Our human value system influences how we interact with colchester pond, by giving us insight on what a bad action to take vs. what a good action to take would be. Extending human ethics to the pond people would have a social incentive to treat the land ethically, like they would treat another person. By supporting and teaching about land ethics in local communities, there would be a movement to preserve and treat Colchester pond like the living ecosystem it is.

My phenology sight is a hotbed of biodiversity of birds and flowers. In order for the ecosystem to function many different groups manage it. Such as the fishing institutions that have been set up that regulate fishing and recreational activities around the pond in order to best preserve the biodiversity. Bees are another example of a group that the pond is dependent on in order to pollinate the various flower species that grow. Colchester pond is also very dependent on the local community that sees value in the land and is committed to its preservation. In order to ensure the best future for the pond and it’s biodiversity there must be a growing ethical connection between the people and the land. By recognizing the services that the pond gives the local community it will become more apparent how important it is to protect it. As well as the organisms that live in the ecosystem.

There is a large community surrounding colchester pond. A small residential community and the ecological community that keeps the pond running, even for our own use. The past signs of timber farming show progression in preservation of the land. Moving to more recreational uses. The local community has laws and regulations that are meant to identify the importance of the pond to the local residents, and have done a good job in doing so.t I feel the most effective way to encourage my new community is through example. By doing activities that promote a healthy pond such as taking responsibility for the pond and cleaning up litter and providing a healthy environment for the natural world that depends on the ponds resources. Hopefully the community would embrace and encourage this and others would follow, creating a new views of the pond and the environment as a whole.

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