Krieger - What's wrong with Plastic Trees

What is the Preservationist movement?

Concerned with converting wild-land into wilderness Wild-lands seen as frightening/plentiful (hence less value) Wilderness seen as source of revitalization/rare (thus valued)

What is the conservationist movement?

Concerned with the use of natural resources - relying on resource economics -desire to yield maximum return to humans

What are the two environmental movements?

Conservationist movement & Preservationist movement

Describe the Show

Modifications would be put in place to allow a "director" to control: -the amount of water flowing over the falls -the size of the pool below -the amount of rock fall

What is Krieger's fundamental objection of economic preservation?

Technology will allow us to maniplate what is rare and what is not, and create preferences that skew the value of the environment. Thus, economic arguments in favor of preservation underestimate the future amount of environment and overestimate the future value of the environment Conclusion: There is nothing wrong with plastic trees.

What is rareness?

-Another factor that can play into the desire to preserve -Characteristic of thing must be rare and valued

Describe the event

-Removal of some rock fall at base for convenience & aesthetics - Not hinder rock falls themselves -Instruments would be installed for predicting when rock falls will occur, so people can come at the right times to witness the event

What are the three objections to the economic arguments for preservation?

1) Not using the environment will be costly 2) Experiences of nature can be replicated 3) Environment must be paid for by collective government

What are the three economic arguments for preservation?

1) Substitute materials for the ones we get from the environment are easy to obtain 2) In the future the natural environment will have a higher value and be rarer 3) There will be a price put on the environment

What are thee methods of preservation?

1) The Monument 2) The Event 3) The Show

Describe the monument

By strengthening the structure of the Falls we can: -prevent further rock fall -remove rock fall at the base