2. Analysing and Recommending Solutions to Local, National and International Issues A geographer’s advantage…
3. Perspectives Environmental Social Economic Cultural Political Feminist Masculine Indigenous Postmodernist Postcolonial Radical Poststructuralist Scientific Humanistic Technological Colonial Religious
4. So what is your advantage as a geographer? Being able to analyse something from all the relevant perspectives and recommend solutions that meet everyone’s needs. This is what we are going to do for the next 3 weeks! Assessment for 3 credits will be in Week 9: Wed-Fri (Don’t be away on the last day of school) DISCUSS
7. Very strong acids will burn if they touch your skin and can even destroy metals. Acid rain is much, much weaker than this, never acidic enough to burn your skin. Vinegar has a pH value of 2.2 and lemon juice has a value of pH2.3. Even the strongest recorded acid rain is only about as acidic as lemon juice or vinegar and we know that these don't harm us – So why do we worry about acid rain? Watch Animation How acidic is acid rain?
21. View Points…Perspectives… Groups of people, communities, business, individuals will look at the same issue from different perspectives. Some perspectives will be similar, while others will be totally in conflict. The skill of a Geographer is to look at issues from different perspectives to see the bias that is held towards a particular issue. This enables a Geographer to see an issue from everyone else’s point of view and offer an analysis and recommendations based from a non-bias perspective. This skill is what gives Geographers their advantage! Garden feature? Environmental Hazard? Granddad's pride & joy? What do you think when you see this? Possible restored beauty? $10 bargain?
22. Who are the stakeholders in this issue? Who cares about Acid Rain? Big Industry Governments Green Peace Residents in affected areas Tourists Coal Miner Debate over acid rain and ways of preventing it have raged between environmentalists and corporations. Businesses such as power companies and car makers oppose controlling acid rain because they fear the effects on their profits.
23. What perspective would the stakeholders have on acid rain? Big Industry Green Peace Residents in affected areas Tourists Coal Miner Categorise each of the stakeholders according to the perspective they would come from Low emitting acid rain governments High emitting acid rain governments United Nations Cultural Environmental Economic Political Social
29. W = Weaknesses – the negative consequences for this perspective S = Strengths – the positive consequences for this perspective W W S W : The governments will look bad! W S 5. Do Nothing W S W : This will cost a lot of $$ and poor countries may not be able to afford this W : $$ spent doing this should be spent on education S 4. Restore damaged environments W : This will cost a lot of $$ and poor countries may not be able to afford this W W S W : This may not help reduce emissions and people will continue to get sick 3. Charge emission taxes S W S : companies will get a good reputation and people will want to buy off them S W S 2. Use alternative fuel sources S S W W : this will cost motorists more $$ which means that they will have less disposable income S 1. Use New Technology Cultural eNvironmental Economic Political Social Solution:
