Team 10 Definition of an A
-investigate and evaluate the economic and social cost/benifit relationship
of preserving the Amazon
-investigate and evaluate past development of the region and its social and
economic impact
-applying these judgments to the Mission's proposed plan
of sustainable development
-develop strategies to maintain or improve local economic and social stability
and counteract possible adjustments inherent to the Mission plan.
-analyze the present economic status as well as possible
ramifications of the projects on the region, both on a
local scale, and in a global context. examples of pertinent factors
may include:
-the effects of limitations on exported
goods.
-the effects tourism-related changes.
-the effects of foreign economic intrusion
into the region.
-analyze the present social conditions as well as possible
ramifications of the projects on Amazonian society.
examples of pertinent factors may include:
-the ethics of restrictive policies
that limit the behavior of indigenious populations
-the cultural awareness of the project
-forcasting the response of Amazonian
society to the project.
-plan a budget for the project and allocate money to each aspect that requires
funds
-research into possible sources of funding for the project
-determine to what extent preservation of the rainforest in its present state
and/or controlled development of the region is socially and economically
sustainable
-collaborate with other teams at least once every two weeks to help maintain
strategies that are economically and socially feasible
- each team member will act as a liasion to at least one
other team; we will review and revise all of the other
teams' plans to verify social and economic feasibility