During the summer of 2019, I spent a month in England and Scotland participating in a\u00a0class titled \u201cField Studies in Natural Resources.\u201d We focused on sustainability, natural resource\u00a0management, and conservation. We traveled through England and Scotland meeting with\u00a0community leaders to understand the importance of the Triple Bottom Line: people, profits, and\u00a0the planet. Over the course of my study abroad, I learned about the delicate balance between\u00a0education, recreation, and preservation. Natural and cultural resources have to be managed in\u00a0sustainable ways that allow for their beauty to be appreciated, their history to be recognized, and\u00a0their value to be utilized and understood for the future. Maintaining a focus on sustainability and\u00a0the necessity of passing educational, recreational, and historical value down can allow\u00a0stakeholders to create sustainable plans for the present and future.<\/p>\n
Before embarking on this journey to the United Kingdom, I thought that sustainability\u00a0was only for scientific pursuits. However, I now realize that every discipline can utilize the\u00a0concepts of sustainability. As a future Anthropologist, I now understand that I can employ\u00a0sustainability in everything I do to ensure that natural and cultural resources are available for our\u00a0descendants. Another big lesson that I learned while on this study abroad is the necessity of\u00a0including all stakeholders in decisions. The lack of all stakeholder input results in the loss of\u00a0depth and breadth of understanding; the full picture is lost. As I prepare to become an\u00a0Anthropologist, I plan to include multiple different perspectives and understandings in my work\u00a0so that the cultural resources of the people I engage with will survive to provide beauty,\u00a0education, and recreation for future use and appreciation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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