12. Small islands Flashcards
Explain how mass tourism can have trade-offs for ESS and provide a solution.
Trade-off:
- No tourism would not result in much income
- Mass tourism is unsustainable
Solution:
- Managed tourism has less impact on nature and does not compromise other services too much
True or false: islands have complex pressure-impact relationships because of shorter links impacts occur at a faster rate.
True
True or false: islands are not extra vulnerable for overuse and can rely on their neighbor for ecosystem recovery
False
True or false: natural capital plays a smaller role on small islands than in other geographical settings.
False
What are two reasons for the gap between science and the policy arena?
- Insufficient co-ownership throughout research process
- Insufficient communication
Provide an argument in favor and against the statement:
Economic value is the best measure for the importance of nature in the small island context
YES = Policymakers need to know the monetary value do make informed decisions about opportunity costs
NO = Monetary value misses out on Cultural ESS
Provide an argument in favor and against the statement:
Being the microcosms of the world, islands provide the ideal model for learning about the role of natural capital in society
YES = effects on the environment are felt immediately so we can test things before trying them out in the rest of the world
NO = islands are isolated and surrounded by water, therefore you cannot compare them to landlocked regions; they have no neighbors that improve resistance
Provide an argument in favor and against the statement:
The economic production metaphor of natural capital promotes an exploitative human-nature relationship
YES = attributing monetary value to natural capital drives tourism which is always more polluting than pure wilderness.
It is a projection of western values on small islanders that do not have our unhealthy relationship with money.
NO = it can help policymakers in protecting areas that tourists value so that they are guaranteed an income.
Not all economic activities are inherently bad.
Ecotourism is needed, islanders cannot live without it.
Provide an argument in favor and against the statement:
The best way to secure our natural capital is to invest in social capital as opposed to natural capital.
YES = if we invest in social capital we integrate our knowledge in preserving natural capital and it will be an inherent value
NO = natural capital is degrading rapidly and we are already investing too little in it
Provide an argument in favor and against the statement:
NBS are “the” solution for fighting the impacts of climate change in small islands.
YES = NSB are cheaper and more effective and preventing change that cannot be undone
NO = we can trust in technology to undo the effects of climate change and this should be financed with any type of tourist, as long as they pay.
