Decision making for the environment : social and behavioral science research priorities / Panel on Social and Behavioral Science Research Priorities for Environmental Decision Making, Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change [and] Center for Governance, Economics, and International Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Garry D. Brewer and Paul C. Stern, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brewer, Garry D.

Stern, Paul C., 1944-

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Social and Behavioral Science Research Priorities for Environmental Decision Making.

National Research Council (U.S.). Center for Governance, Economics, and International Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Decision making.

Environmental policy.

Environmental policy--Research.

Research--Environmental aspects.

Research.

Physical Description:

xiii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2005]

Contents:

How We Conducted the Study 12

The Results 17

2 Improving Environmental Decision Processes 23

The Research Need 23

What Is a Decision Science Approach? 26

Areas of Research 30

Rationale for the Science Priority 39

3 Institutions for Environmental Governance 41

The Research Need 41

Areas of Research 46

Rationale for the Science Priority 49

4 The Environment in Business Decision Making 52

The Research Need 52

Areas of Research 53

Rationale for the Science Priority 64

5 Environmentally Significant Individual Behavior 69

The Research Need 69

Areas of Research 71

Rationale for the Science Priority 81

6 Decision-Relevant Science for Evidence-Based Environmental Policy 85

Building the Infrastructure 86

Developing Decision-Relevant Indicators 87

Evaluating Environmental Policies 96

Improving Environmental Forecasting 104

Determining Distributional Impacts 108

A When Do Environmental Decision Makers Use Social Science? / Rebecca J. Romsdahl 139

Social Science Utilization in Government Decision Making 140

Challenges to Social Science Utilization 143

Studies in Environmental Decision Making 144

Insights from Social Studies of Science 144

Recommendations from the Reviewed Literature 145

B Improving Environmental Decision Processes / Robin Gregory, Timothy McDaniels 175

Levels of Environmental Policy Decisions 176

Approaches to Aid Individual Decisions on Environmental Policy Choices 181

Approaches to Aid Group Deliberative Processes on Environmental Policy Choices 187

Approaches to Aid Organizational Decisions on Environmental Policy Choices 191

C Business Decisions and the Environment: Significance, Challenges, and Momentum of an Emerging Research Field / Andrew J. Hoffman 200

Corporate Environmentalism as an Empirical Domain 201

Corporate Environmentalism as a Research Domain 206

Corporate Environmentalism as a Management Discipline 212

D Forecasting for Environmental Decision Making: Research Priorities / William Ascher 230

Approaches to Enhancing the Accuracy and Reliability of Forecasts for Environmental Decision Making 233

Approaches to Enhancing the Usefulness of Forecasting for Environmental Decision Making 236

Summary of Assessment and Research Priorities 241

E Program Evaluation of Environmental Policies: Toward Evidence-Based Decision Making / Cary Coglianese, Lori D. Snyder Bennear 246

The Role of Program Evaluation in Environmental Policy 248

Methods of Program Evaluation 252

The Future of Program Evaluation of Environmental Policy 259

F Panel Members, Staff, and Contributors 274.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0309095409

0309547725

OCLC:

59002624