DOI: 10.1002/wcc.420
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84979584456
论文题名: A productive role for science in assisted colonization policy
作者: Neff M ; W ; , Carroll K
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2016
卷: 7, 期: 6 起始页码: 852
结束页码: 868
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Conservation
; Ecology
; Adaptation strategies
; Additional knowledge
; Conservation biology
; Decision making process
; Ecosystem management
; Management strategies
; Science - policy interfaces
; Scientific literature
; Decision making
; adaptive management
; climate change
; colonization
; decision analysis
; environmental policy
; literature review
; nature conservation
英文摘要: Assisted colonization—the intentional movement of species as a climate adaptation strategy—has emerged as a divisive controversy in the conservation biology literature. We review selected scientific literature to understand the nature of the controversy, alongside relevant scholarship on the science-policy interface to highlight ways in which scientists and their work might most effectively and appropriately inform decisions on this management strategy. The scientific literature thus far is problematic in two ways that threaten to undermine the utility of science to actual decision-making processes: As a collection, it contains abundant and seemingly incommensurable insights about assisted colonization. This is at least in part a product of nature, which is sufficiently diverse to provide examples and case studies that appear to justify any number of policy preferences regarding ecosystem management. This first shortcoming exacerbates the second: Scientific authors thus far have not adequately addressed the value-based considerations implicit in their own work, nor acknowledged public's legitimate standing in these inherently value-based decisions. In combination, these attributes of the literature ensure that additional knowledge on assisted colonization will exacerbate public controversy—rather than dispel it—when public attention increases. We propose that if scientists appropriately disentangle value considerations from technical ones, invite public debates over values, and treat proposals individually rather than debating the approach writ-large, they stand to have the greatest influence over technical aspects of decision processes. Scientists would serve themselves well to acknowledge the limits of science and embrace public dialogue about specific management proposals. WIREs Clim Change 2016, 7:852–868. doi: 10.1002/wcc.420. For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76198
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Environmental Studies, Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, United States
Recommended Citation:
Neff M,W,, Carroll K. A productive role for science in assisted colonization policy[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2016-01-01,7(6)