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NOTES- these are some of the note I took in class.
October 17th
Today we got together and tried to set our goals for the day. We have two UTFs Ethan Grumlin and Anna Massie. They told us that our first I guess assignment was to "define an A" After working most of the classtime we ended up with the following definition:
"Every individual of our group is required to create a website. This website must be comprehensive, contain nation/subject background factors, and portray an individual's personal knowledge of their designated subject. There must be a bibliography on the site as well, displaying usage of varying resources and different perspectives on the subject. These resources must also include commucations with at least one expert on the subject (as many as neccessary), who has been contacted directly by the individual student. An individual should over time achieve their indivual goals as well as further the goals of the team. This necessitates internal communication within group."
photo courtesy of Bob Kusik
October 29th
Today we met as a section and Kip talked to us about different groups and their concerns that we would need to discuss regarding the Galapagos. They are as follows:
Fishermen
--- Preservation of fish as a resource
--- Maximize take
--- Not in favor of quotas that negatively impact take or their lives more difficult
Scientist
--- Preserve the natural laboratory
--- Balance between humans and non-human concerns
--- Not in favor of restriction on research
Tourists
--- Want to visit without too many regulations
--- All the comforts of home (if possible)
--- Cheap
--- Full access
--- Take home souvenirs
--- Interaction with animals
--- Esthetics
--- Adventure
Park Rangers
--- Obey laws (make their jobs easier)
--- Higher wages
--- Educate tourists
Safety
--- Want to preserve environment
--- Consistency in policies
--- Minimal political interference
Ecuadorian Government
--- Money (from tourism, NGOs, from GDP of fishermen)
--- Autonomous control of their sovereign territory
--- Political opportunities
--- Preserve the environment
--- Maintain good international relations
Inhabitants
--- Better standard of living
--- More tourism
--- Keep their homes
--- Improvement of infrastructure (transportation)
--- Autonomy
--- Special status (as compared to non-locals)
--- Stability
Tourism Industry
--- Money
--- Happy clientele
--- Esthetics
--- More clientele
--- Proper cost/benefit ration for visitors
--- Provide what tourists want at low cost
--- Sustainability
NGOs
--- Preservation
--- Get their money’s worth
--- Marketable product
--- Influential
--- Appreciation of various perspectives
GOs
--- Preserve trade relations
--- Self-interest of their citizens
--- Influence
--- Environmental concerns (conservation)
* bold denotes there are problems
i have other dates to enter in here too.
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