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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778658603321

Titolo

Science, policy, and the coast : improving decisionmaking / / Committee on Science and Policy for the Coastal Ocean, Ocean Studies Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1995

ISBN

0-309-17626-3

1-280-19264-X

9786610192649

0-309-58845-6

0-585-14920-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (96 pages)

Disciplina

551.460973

Soggetti

Coastal zone management - United States - Decision making

Environmental policy - United States - Decision making

Earth sciences and state - United States

Coastal ecology - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-81).

Nota di contenuto

""Science, Policy, and the Coast""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS UNDER PRESSURE""; ""THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE""; ""ORIGINS OF THIS ASSESSMENT""; ""STRATEGY USED""; ""Regional Symposia""; ""OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT""; ""2 Regional Symposia ""; ""THE CALIFORNIA SYMPOSIUM""; ""Summary of California Symposium Findings""; ""THE GULF OF MAINE SYMPOSIUM""; ""Summary of Gulf of Maine Symposium Findings""; ""THE GULF OF MEXICO SYMPOSIUM""; ""Summary of Gulf of Mexico Symposium Findings""; ""ADDRESSING CUMULATIVE IMPACTS""

""Managing Cumulative Impacts"" ""3 Challenges To Effective Use Of Science In Making And Implementing Coastal Policy ""; ""THE ROLE AND LIMITATIONS OF SCIENCE AND POLICYMAKING""; ""CULTURAL DIFFERENCES""; ""Human Culture As A Variable In The Science-Policy



Interaction""; ""The Genesis Of Cultural Differences In Coastal Policy""; ""Cultural Conflict In Coastal Policymaking""; ""SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY AND REVIEW MECHANISMS""; ""Mechanisms For Providing Advice""; ""Why Do Scientists Participate?""; ""Impediments To Participation And Success""; ""Examples Of Failures And Successes""

""INTEGRATION OF NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES"" ""The Need For Scientific Integration""; ""Obstacles To Scientific Integration""; ""PREDICTION AND UNCERTAINTY""; ""Descriptive And Predictive Science""; ""Risk Assessment And Simulation Models""; ""Decisionmaking With Uncertainty""; ""SETTING THE SCIENCE AGENDA""; ""Who Sets The Agenda""; ""Factors That Should Be Considered In Setting The Science Agenda""; ""Role Of Fundamental Research""; ""National And Regional Needs And Roles""; ""DEALING WITH COMPLEXITIES IN THE COASTAL DECISIONMAKING PROCESS""

""Policymakers And Policy Implementers At Different Levels Of Government"" ""Scientists""; ""Users/Industry""; ""Nongovernmental Organizations (Ngos)""; ""The Public""; ""The News Media""; ""INTEGRATED AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT""; ""Meaning And Approaches To Integrated Management""; ""Meaning And Approaches To Adaptive Management""; ""Implications For Science-Policy Interactions""; ""4 Findings And Recommendations ""; ""ISSUE 1 INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COASTAL SCIENTISTS AND POLICYMAKERS""

""Finding: Coastal Scientists And Policymakers Do Not Interact Sufficiently To Ensure That Decisions And Policies Related To Co"" ""Recommendation: Improve The Interaction Between Scientists (Natural And Social) And Coastal Policyma ...""; ""ISSUE 2 INTEGRATED AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT""; ""Finding: Coastal Policies Tend To Lack Sufficient Flexibility And Are Most Often Designed To Manage  ...""; ""Recommendation: Employ Integrated And Adaptive Management Approaches In Coastal Policymaking And Imp ...""; ""ISSUE 3 ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES""; ""Finding: The Allocation Of Available Resources For Coastal Science And Policymaking Is Suboptimal Be ...""