Exercise #3: Connecting Past and Present
Instructions
For Exercise #3, you will make connections between what you have learned in the course about the past and what is happening today through contemporary media.
- Find two recent media items thematically connected in some way to two of the three topics covered in Unit 3: conservation, parks, and urbanization. For each of these, post a paragraph of three to five sentences, connecting the media story to what you learned, or were challenged to consider, from the resources in Unit 3. Provide the web link to the article in each post.
- These postings may be informal but should be grammatically correct. You should be respectful of other students’ opinions, but that does not mean you must agree with their ideas.
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- Then post two separate comments responding to any other student’s posts.
- Please note, you should write and edit your submission in a separate file then copy and paste it into the submission box. Once submitted to the HIST 3991 trubox site, you will not be able to edit your post.
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Submissions
Connecting Past and Present
September 19, 2023 By: Saman Darabian
Media Item 1: Podcast: Finding nature in cities by Mike Gaworecki on 22 July 2020 URL: https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/podcast-finding-nature-in-cities/ In the podcast, the hosts and guests emphasize the value of urban green spaces in providing access to nature for people living in cities. This aligns with Pinchot’s idea of “wise use” in conservation, which involves utilizing natural resources in a sustainable manner for the benefit of both present and future generations [1]. They also explore the ways in which urban green spaces can be designed and managed to maximize their benefits for both people and the environment. This focus on the human-nature…
Exercise #3: Connecting Past and Present
August 21, 2023 By: Riley P
#1 Urbanization The article is about Metro Vancouver recent adoption of the Metro 2050 plan. The plan aims to address current issues like housing and transportation while considering climate change within Metro Vancouver. It focuses on creating a compact urban area to avoid spreading development too far, which aligns with the idea of sustainable urban growth. By defining clear boundaries for urban development and emphasizing resilient communities with access to services, Metro Vancouver’s plan applies what we’ve learned about sustainable urbanization. This real-world example shows how course concepts are used to tackle modern urban challenges while caring for nature and…
Damnation/Planet Visionaries
August 17, 2023 By: Robin Arens
Media Item 1: Damnation by Patagonia Films URL: https://youtu.be/laTIbNVDQN8 Damnation discusses the negative effects of river damming on local ecology. While the influence of (hydroelectric) dams on the development of North American society cannot be understated, neither can its impact on North American ecology. This film is heavily biased towards preservation, but does an effective job of visualizing the negative consequences of disturbed river flows on not just the direct surroundings of the river, but the local environment as a whole. Media Item 2: Planet Visionaries: Revolutionizing How We Preserve the World Underwater URL: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-episode-revolutionizing-how-we-preserve-the/id1572495128?i=1000623128310 This podcast episode interviews…
News on Urbanization and Parks
August 8, 2023 By: Jared Daumont
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/18/us/black-bear-euthanized-selfies-trnd/index.html This article describes the unfortunate event in which a young black bear was euthanized due to prolonged exposure to humans. This bear, roughly 2-3 years old, would often sit near a boat launch in an Oregon park and eat food handed to it by people passing by. After an extended period of interaction, police began receiving calls from other concerned visitors about a bear in the area. Unfortunately, since the bear had grown accustomed to humans, it was captured and killed. This relates to Unit 3’s ideas that parks, which are intended to preserve wildlife, are perhaps at…
Conservation of Atlantic Whitefish and Euthanization of Black Bear in BC Provincial Park
July 31, 2023 By: Clarissa Wight
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-safe-space-atlantic-whitefish-bridgewater-tagged-1.6898144 Conservation efforts are being made to re-establish Atlantic whitefish into the environment after near extinction due to humans. A dam was made on the Petite Rivière to create a water reservoir for the Town of Bridgewater. The dam blocked the migration route for the fish that return from the ocean to spawn in freshwater rivers which has limited their abilities to reproduce. In the process of restoring their population, the number of Atlantic whitefish in captivity has surpassed the population in the wild. The situation of these fish parallels that of the bison that once roamed Yellowstone. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/french-beach-park-bear-1.6920498 In…