Integrating science and policy in natural resource management : lessons and opportunities from North America / Roger N. Clark [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Clark, Roger N.

Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)

Series:

General technical report PNW ; 441.

General technical report PNW ; 441

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural resources--North America--Management.

Natural resources.

Science and state--North America.

Science and state.

Natural resources--Management.

North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Lessons and opportunities from North America

Place of Publication:

Portland, Or. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, [1998]

Summary:

"Relations between science and policy concerning many issues (e.g., health, energy, natural resources) have been changing worldwide. Public pressure to resolve such complex and often controversial issues has resulted in policymakers and policy implementers seeking better knowledge on which to base their decisions. As a result, scientists have become more actively engaged in the creation and evaluation of policy. In this paper we summarize the literature and experience in how Canada, Mexico, and the United States approach the integration of science and policy; we describe some apparent barriers and lessons; and we suggest some issues that may prove fruitful for discussion and future collaboration. This paper represents a beginning to understanding science and policy interrelations in North America: we found that we have much to learn from one another. We must avoid, however, the tendency to overgeneralize from one country, or even from one case, to another. The particulars of the situation and context surrounding the cases make drawing firm conclusions and generalizations a risky business. There are some important differences among the three countries that help to explain different approaches to seemingly common problems in the integration of science and policy."

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (FS, viewed Sept. 3, 2009).

"September 1998."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-21).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Other Format:

Print version: Integrating science and policy in natural resource management.

Microfiche: Integrating science and policy in natural resource management.

OCLC:

476298419

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