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LSU RNR 2039 - CHANG 6-WEEK EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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policy made by government officials, such as legislators, governors, agency directors
and judges, that commits the government to a course of (in)action
Select the correct term
1monetary policy 2fiscal policy
3regulatory policy
4public policy
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policy the intentional course of action or inaction taken to deal with a problem
policy made by government officials, such as legislators, governors,
public policy
agency directors and judges, that commits the government to a course
of (in)action
goal of public policy value creation or loss prevention + the enhancement of either
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect
Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
US Constitution preamble common defense,
promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to
ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of
America"
goals of RNR policy to protect natural resources & ensure wise and sustained use of those resources
wood, water, wildlife, fish, forage, recreation, environmental amenities,
direct RNR benefits
environmental services
intangible benefits protecting the environment for its own sake
- first, preserve & protect
modern US RNR priority
- then use sustainably
- first, use sustainably
US RNR priority historically
- then preserve & protect
new Preservation as a first priority for goals of RNRM is a relatively ___ idea.
preservation is not universally accepted tempered by time, space, affluence and immediate impact on your well-being
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- manage habitat by ownership, lease, or easement
- coerce by passing laws and regulations to protect species and habitats
methodology of natural resource - incentives to encourage species or habitat protection by private
protection groups or individuals
- allow market incentives for protection
- intensive management
- Conservation Reserve Program (30+ mil acres)
- Wetland Reserve Program
federal incentives
- Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program
- Safe Harbor
- you can cut the forest if you make good habitat elsewhere
Safe Harbor provisions
- under the Endangered Species Act
- historical: examining past successes, mistakes
approaches to studying policy - analytical: considering our role in the future
- studying policy requires a combination of the two
1) problem identification
2)policy agenda: getting attention
3) policy formulation
policy process model
4) policy adoption: selecting a course of action
5) policy implementation
6) policy evaluation
- physical impossibility
- economic conflict
4 classes of conflict in RNR policy
- value conflicts
- time perspectives
physical impossibility one objective prevents another
economic conflict limited resources allocated among competing programs
value conflict differences in views on resources, often expressed in philosophies
time perspectives individuals think short-term; society thinks long-term
1) legislative branch
2)executive branch
3) judicial branch
policy participants
4) media
5) interest groups, NGOs
6) citizens
physiological (pyramid base) -> safety -> social -> esteem -> self-actualization (top)
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
- one concept giving rise to motivation
- a view, a judgment
opinion - a strong impression that falls short of knowledge
- changes readily as more info becomes available
- the propensity to think, feel, and act in similar ways in similar situations
attitude
- difficult to change
values define desirable end states, conduct, and qualities we treasure
beliefs give meaning to values
norms standards of behavior/ expectations of social groups
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