Role of Science and Scientists in Collaborative Approaches to Environmental Policymaking

Guest Participants

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Guest Lecturer

Clark, W. C., F. Alcock, N. M. Dickson, N. Eckley, D. H. Guston, J. Jäger, and R. B. Mitchell. “Knowledge systems for sustainable development.” Proceedings National Academies of Science 100, no. 14 (2003): 8086-8091.

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McKinney, M., and W. Harmon. The Western Confluence . Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004, chapter 3, pp. 63-89. ISBN: 1559639636.

Guest Participant

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Leshner, A. I. “Public engagement with science.” Science 299 (2003): 977.

Wondolleck, J. M., and S. L. Yaffee. “Building Bridges to a Sustainable Future.” Chapter 1 in Making Collaboration Work: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resources Management . Washington, DC: Island Press, 2000, pp. 3-21. ISBN: 1559634626.

McKinney, M., and W. Harmon. The Western Confluence . Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004, chapter 4, pp. 95-119. ISBN: 1559639636.

Walker, G. B., and S. E. Daniels. “Natural resource policy and the paradox of public involvement - bringing scientists and citizens together.” In Understanding Community-based Forest Ecosystem Management . Edited by G. J. Gray, M. J. Enzer, and J. Kusel. New York, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc., 2001, pp. 253-269. ISBN: 1560220813.

Wondolleck, J. M., and S. L. Yaffee. “Focusing on the Problem in New and Different Ways.” Chapter 7 in Making Collaboration Work: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resources Management . Washington, DC: Island Press, 2000, pp. 119-137. ISBN: 1559634626.

Ehrman, J. R., and B. L. Stinson. “Joint fact finding and the use of technical experts.” In The Consensus Building Handbook . Edited by L. Susskind, S. McKearnan, and J. Thomas-Larmer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 1999, pp. 375-399. ISBN: 0761908447.

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Scarlett, P. L. “Joint fact-finding: the interface of science, policy, and communities.” Unpublished paper presented to the U.S. Geological Survey, January 2004.

Andrews, C. J. “Preface,” “Joint Fact Finding,” “Lessons Learned,” and “Elements of a Successful Joint Fact Finding.” In Humble Analysis: The Practice of Joint Fact Finding . Westport, CT: Praeger, 2002, chapters 1, 16, and 17, pp. 3-16, 165-176, and 177-186. ISBN: 0275975886.

Daniels, S. E., and G. B. Walker. Working Through Environmental Conflict: The Collaborative Learning Approach . Westport, CT: Praeger, 2001, chapters 1 and 6, pp. 1-13, and 97-106. ISBN: 0275964736.

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Brunner, R. D., T. A. Steelman, L. Coe-Juell, C. M. Cromley, C. M. Edwards, and D. W. Tucker. Adaptive Governance: Integrating Science, Policy, and Decision Making . New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2005, chapter 1, pp. 1-46. ISBN: 0231136250.

Gunderson, L. H., and C. S. Holling, eds. Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems . Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001, chapters 1 and 2, pp. 3-62. ISBN: 1559638575. (Skim.)

Gloss, S. P., J. E. Lovich, and T. S. Melis, eds. “Overview,” and “Lessons from 10 years of adaptive management in the Grand Canyon.” In The State of the Colorado River Ecosystem in the Grand Canyon . U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1282 (2005): 1-16 and 207-220.

National Research Council. “Challenges to effective use of science in making and implementing coastal policy.” Chapter 3 in Science, Policy, and the Coast: Improving Decisionmaking . Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1995, pp. 27-62. ISBN: 0309053390.

Turner, C. E. “An experience in John Day, Oregon: the need for USGS agenda-less science in collaborative partnerships.” Internal USGS report, Washington, DC, 2003.

Wondolleck, J. M., and S. L. Yaffee. “Ensuring Accountability.” Chapter 13 in Making Collaboration Work: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resources Management . Washington, DC: Island Press, 2000, pp. 229-245. ISBN: 1559634626.

National Research Council. Future Roles and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey . Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001, pp. 1-36. ISBN: 0309083648.

Campbell, Lindsey. “Barriers to USGS scientists’ participation in collaborative research and decision-making.” Student paper, MIT, 2005.

“Handbook on Cascading GPRA Goals.” U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC, 2004.

“Core Competency Model for Managers: Relevance of Competency Metrics On-Line Survey Results.” U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, DC, July 2005.

“Core Competency Model for Managers.” U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, DC, July 2005.