ENVS195 Study Guide - Final Guide: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

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Planning and management iii oct. 27, 2015. Planning and management key debates: government vs. When the government tries to make a change, there are concerns from individuals ( government should not be making choices for me ) Waterloo region changes their waste management, people are saying that the government should not be telling people what they should do with their garbage. When there is change, there is pushback in the change: competing public values. There is uncertainty what might be the best approach due to limited information: government jurisdiction. Conflict over who has jurisdiction over environmental issues: protection against selfish actions. Put our own interest instead of communal interest. Communal grazing; using it for your own selfish needs before others use it: best means to ends. What is the best result to achieve the end goal: political power relationships. Certain groups have more political power than others. Indigenous groups have less political power: e. g.