(Davis,C.B.), (Bryan, T), (Kaufman, Sanda)
My Framework
Reasons Why:
Political Environment:
I believe the political aspect of our government is very important when it comes to environmental issues and policies. It’s important to know where an environmental issues importance falls within government agendas. I believe it’s most important to get an environmental issue fixed by the law and create legitimate guidelines to fix an issue that must be aided by all. How a policy will effect politics can be widely controversial. Because many people don't believe there are environmental issues, or don't hold them to a high importance standard, they don't believe they should be a political matter; but more an individual issue. If the government takes action over an issue and creates a policy to help fix it; this can convey to those who were originally against the issue that maybe it is important because the government is involved.
Technological Environment:
I believe this to be an important frame because for a scientific subject to be a question of concern; environmental policies; the truth or answer should remain with those who are skilled in this field, and hold basic knowledge pertaining to the subject. I do also believe it’s important for every individual to have a general knowledge about technological environment ideas. If we have scientific experts discuss the why a policy should be made concerning the environment, it can help individuals see and agree upon this policy.
Ecological Environment:
I added this framework to my own framework because I believe it to be important to know the characteristic of our physical environment, we are living in. Sources can become scare or destroyed through natural causes and human activities, and it’s important to know the causes. The concept of an ecological environment framework helps establish environmental characteristics when considering environmental policy. This can be a valid point of view when arguing for environmental policy; because this is composed of scientific evidence and credible information. If there is credible proof that there is a cause and effect, this could help people see the important of the issue.
Social Control Frames:
This frame is very important because it shows how an individual believes a decision should be made regarding social issues. There are four types of social control frames. One of which I find important is the degree to which an individual should be dependent on other individuals; this can include expert individuals; like government officials and what we believe their role should be in fixing social issues. How policies should effect social issues can be widely disagreed about among individuals. I believe it is an important process to environmental policies to consider how individuals see social issues and how they believe they should be fixed.
Group Endorsement:
Lastly, I wanted to include group endorsement frames; which is positions and interest that affiliate themselves and create a group or club. We typically will trust endorsement groups that have the same views as we do. I believe it’s important to have these endorsements groups because they are tackling environmental policies/ issues and bringing them to the public. It's important for policy makers to see a large group of people believe the same thing while proposing a call of action to fix an issue, I believe this can help speed the process. I also believe group endorsements are more likely to be able to convince individuals who may not have experience in the environmental science industry. Most commonly endorsement groups will use social platforms to get their message out there and create a continuous point of contact through text or email; this can help people remember the issue still exists. Social platforms are so widely used that it's important to utilize them to help create a larger message in fixing environmental issues.
References
Davis, C. B., & Lewicki, R. J. (2003). Environmental conflict resolution: Framing and intractability--an introduction.Environmental Practice, 5(3), 200-206.
Bryan, T. (2003). Context in environmental conflicts: Where you stand depends on where you sit.Environmental Practice, 5(3), 256-264.
Kaufman, Sanda, Robert Gardner, and Guy Burgess. "Just the Facts, Please: Framing and Technical Information."Environmental Practice, vol. 5, no. 3, 2003, pp. 223-231. ProQuest, https://nvcproxy.alamo.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest- com.nvcproxy.alamo.edu/docview/215459688?accountid=5482.
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