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Governance and the Commons. Lakehead University. Seminar on Rural Sustainability - A North American Perspective. Module 4 – LU Student Presentation Adam Wood Anel Martínez B ievrich Arturo Salazar Martínez Denise Golden Hector Mézquita Castillo October 8, 2010.
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Governance and theCommons LakeheadUniversity
Seminar on Rural Sustainability - A North American Perspective Module 4 – LU Student Presentation Adam Wood AnelMartínezBievrich Arturo Salazar Martínez Denise Golden Hector MézquitaCastillo October 8, 2010
Approaches to Governance of the CommonsDichotomy of Worldview Paradigms Expansionist Ecological Conservation = Sustainable Exploitation Nature provides a forum to judge the state of human society Image Sources: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qD9Y8Ncd3I4/SvRqfq1tsbI/AAAAAAAACuE/hnpEYJfDoyg/s400/GallupWorldview2009GSBB.jpg; http://www.grain.org/seedling_files/alumina-refinery.jpg; http://www.dashboardinsight.com/CMS/8e705b89-9290-4dba-ad73-6dc9c6195e81/Assessing-the-progress-of-Ecological-Organizations.jpg; http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_; Y- http://www.holisticeducator.com/uf_2.jpg DbBvf7R5Y/SYndmsIKLFI/AAAAAAAAViA/Id63tcrLSLo/s400/ecological-footprint-illustration.jpg ; http://www.hickerphoto.com
Convergence of Opposing Worldview Paradigms Expansionist Worldview: unbridled development values are dominant • Political Right • wealth • economic growth is the target • individual • Political Left • Well-being • recognised limits to growth • collective Sustainable Development Ecological Worldview: deep ecology sustainable values are dominant
Positioning Our Views In Our Approach to Governance – Lessons from First Nations in Canada Eagle View Mouse View Image Sources: http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/files/2008/06/soaring-bald-eagles_111.jpg ; http://www.australianfauna.com/images/pilligamouse.jpg
Parkins, J.R. (2006). De-Centering Environmental Governance: A Short History and Analysis of Democratic Processes in the Forest Sector of Alberta, Canada. Policy Sciences, 39(2), 188. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27667605
Hooghe, L., & Marks, G. (2003). Unraveling the Central State, but How? Types of Multi-Level Governance. The American Political Science Review, 97(2), 236. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3118206
Examples of Successful Governance Environmental Justice Case Studies
The struggle for Sierra Blanca, TX against a Low-Level Nuclear Waste Site http://www.umich.edu/~snre492/blanca.html
Protest against cross-boundary water pollution http://lbxml.ust.hk/th_imgo/b1023440.pdf Pg:47-49
Agricultural back to life in Northern Mexico http://www.larouchepub.com/spanish/other_articles/2008/1101_m_r_lozano.html
EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) SIA (Social Impact Assessment) Evolved to Focus: Focus: • Ecological Impact: • Physical • Biological • Social Impacts: • Human health. • Socio-economic conditions. • Physical and cultural heritage. • Current use of lands for traditional purposes by aboriginal persons.
Suggested questions Are the ecological changes taking place on the planet the driver in changes to governance of the commons? Is the SIA a reasonable way to evaluate projects? Do you think a real balance between physical, social and economic can be obtained from these type of laws?