Activity 4.2 Environmental Policy Frameworks.

 

Environmental Conflict Resolution: Framing and Intractability— An Introduction (2003)	Context in environmental conflicts: Where you stand depends on where you sit (2003)	Environmental Framing Consortium. (2005)
Personality Frames Your self-definition will determine how you respond to different circumstances. The identity of a person provides insight into their worldview.	Legal Environment - Laws and regulations are in place to control any problems, but it can be problematic when it comes to the environment because of the laws that may be in contradiction with them.	Group identification - People's opinions on particular issues are influenced by the kinds of groups they belong to. People develop a broader identity they desire to safeguard when they regard themselves as belonging to a group.
Characterization Frames - Attempts to comprehend how another person is. In a quarrel, this could cause someone to have a bad opinion of someone who doesn't belong in their group.	Environmental conflicts occasionally find resolution in the political environment, which is made up of political processes. The ecology is struggling because some environmental laws are not being upheld.	Characterization Frames - Similar to stereotyping a person and our reactions to our preconceived notions of who they are. Without a doubt, it may be detrimental, and that separates individuals.
Conflict Resolution Frameworks - People/parties have varied ideas on how to resolve disputes and how those disputes should be handled.    Show how technical professionals and laypeople convey technical knowledge using fact-finding frames. What details do they look for and accept?	Frameworks for Conflict Resolution - People/parties have different opinions about how to handle conflicts and how they should be resolved.    The cultural environment is made up of a person's attitudes, values, and ideas about the world and making decisions.	Gain/Loss Frames - This involves choosing for yourself what to do in regards to environmental issues. The decision's advantages and disadvantages are considered. Risk Frames - Everybody views risk in a different way, and as a result, their decision-making is influenced by what they are willing to accept.
Social Control Frames-These represent opinions on how social problems should be resolved. Collective ownership & reliance on specialists for judgment are 2 distinct components of social control frames.	Containing population characteristics is the demographic environment. Conflicts can modify the demographics and vary how people perceive them, depending on their temperament and possible source.	Views of Nature Frames: This is how a person perceives their relationship to human interaction in the natural world.

• Place-Based Identities: What you identify with might vary depending on your place of origin. Your choice of self-representation and perspective on certain conflicts may depend on the nation from which you hail.

• Views of Nature Frames: These describe a person's perspectives on many aspects of nature. How much a person likes environmental agreements, on a scale of least to most.

• Environment Technological - Makes use of information based on science to comprehend the environment. Although there may be many disputes among those researching the subject, science is necessary if we are to understand more about the environment. 

• Cultural Environment – Our opinions and values might be influenced by who we are. Being a part of a group encourages us to get more involved. 

• Gain/Loss Frames -When we may evaluate what we feel is the best option for us. 

I selected these five frames since our identity is the primary factor in our thinking patterns. We frequently use our characteristics, convictions, and values to highlight who we are. Having these values allows us to make the greatest decisions for ourselves. How we perceive things is entirely based on who we believe ourselves to be. “When people's identities are at danger, conflict nearly always results (Davis & Lewicki 2003, p. 201)”. Naturally, conflicts arise when we disagree with specific activities that contradict our beliefs. Conflicts will arise in every frame since everyone has a different point of view. Because we all have different points of view on everything, there might be some serious disagreements when it comes to the environment. Science-based investigation is the only way for us to get knowledge about the environment. In order for us to better comprehend nature, experts have developed scientific tools, although not everyone will share your perspective.  Any analysis involves making decisions, no matter what the subject. There are various different kinds of frameworks that we might use to fully evaluate what we think is right or better. My selection of frames, in my opinion, provides a real reflection of who I am as a person. Identity is the most important aspect and structure for me. Without identification, there is no formal concept on any given problem.Having someone else make our decisions would prevent us from making our own, which might lead to issues. Some subjects are clarified by the reasons behind other people's contributions. Even if our opinions may differ from those of others, if the goal is to address an environmental issue, we may need to revisit our assessments and determine which elements we feel most passionately about. This will most accurately reflect what, in our opinion, is best for the environment, depending on our identity, profession, gender, and other factors. 

Citations

    Davis, C. B., & Lewicki, R. J. (2003). Environmental conflict resolution: Framing and intractability--an introduction. Environmental Practice, 5(3), 200-206.

    Bryan, T. (2003). Context in environmental conflicts: Where you stand depends on where you sit. Environmental Practice, 5(3), 256-264.

    Environmental Framing Consortium. (2005). Framing choices.

• Links to an external site. Understanding Environmental Problems. http://www.intractableconflict.org/environmentalframing/framing_choices.shtml