Social Science and Sea Grant
Heather A. Triezenberg
Sea Grant Week – New Orleans
October 18, 2010
Outline• Vision for SG’s social science• Some implementation ideas• Discussion
Vision for SG’s Social Science• Information about social, economic,
and governance context• Stakeholder engagement• Decision-making• Impact evaluation
Social and Economic Context• Social/economic aspects of ecosystem-based
management (NOP, 2010)• Social drivers of ecological change, human
response, and consequences (Bauer et al., 2009); climate change – Risk perception and communication– Values, attitudes, behavioral intentions– Management networks– Issues of scale
• Institutional governance (Jacobson et al., 2008, 2009)
Stakeholder Engagement• Science communication (Duschl, 2008)• Citizen science (Dickinson & Bonney, in
review; Van Den Berg, Dann, & Dirkx, 2009)• For an informed citizenry (Lauber & Knuth,
2000)• For management processes (Leong et al.,
2009)
Decision-making• Ecosystem-based management (Grumbine,
1994)• Adaptive management (Williams et al.,
2007)• Adaptive impact management (Riley et al.,
2002)• Conflict resolution (Fisher & Ury, 1990;
Forrester, 2009)
Impact Evaluation• Processes and indicators for determining
impacts of:– Applied research– Extension– Education
• …on social and ecological components• Continue to invest in programs that achieve
goals in the most critical areas
Some Implementation Ideas• RFP’s and technical review panel• Evaluation professional development• Information sharing
– Listserve– Regular conference calls– Share SG’s SS with NOAA
• Articulate social science vision
Discussi
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Thank you
Heather A. TriezenbergSocial Science Program Leader
NOAA National Sea Grant College [email protected]
301-734-1274
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