Week 13

April 8, 2008 - ‘Science for Policy’ Case Studies 

Early in the semester we will select as a group one or at most two case studies to examine for this week.  Please suggest areas of interest, some examples include: climate change, biotech, nanotech, energy, stem cell research, acid rain, cloning, homeland security, ozone and the Montreal protocol, etc. etc.  Readings will be assigned following case selection.

Articles

Blackstock and Carter. 2007. Operationalising sustainability science for a sustainability directive? Reflecting on three pilot projects. The Geographical Journal. vol 173, pp. 343-357.

Cash et al. 2003. Knowledge systems for sustainable development. PNAS July 8, vol. 100, 8086-8091.

Clark. 2007. Sustainability Science: A room of its own. PNAS Feb. 6, vol 104, 1737-1738

Clark et al. 2001. "ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT:Sustainability Science" Science 27 April 2001: Vol. 292. no. 5517, pp. 641 - 642

Clark and Dickson, 2003. Sustainability science: The emerging research program. PNAS July 8, vol. 100, 8059-8061

Kates and Parris. 2003. Long-term trends and a sustainability transition. PNAS July 8, vol 100, 8062-8067

Turner et al. 2003. A framework for vulnerability analysis in sustainability science. PNAS July 8, vol 100, 8074–8079

Optional

Maasen et al. 2006. Practices of transdisciplinary research: close(r) encounters of science and society. Science and Public Policy, volume 33, number 6, July 2006, pages 394–398

Mitchell. 2006. The Primacy of Partnership: Scoping a New National Disaster Recovery Policy. The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 604, 228.

Vogel et al. 2007. Linking vulnerability, adaptation, and resilience science to practice: Pathways, players, and partnership. Global Environmental Change 17: 349-364