Environmental Expertise: Connecting Science, Policy and Society

by Esther Turnhout, Willemijn Tuinstra, Willem Halffman

An important goal of environmental research is to inform policy and decision making. However, environmental experts working at the interface between science, policy and society face complex challenges, including how to identify sources of disagreement over environmental issues, communicate uncertainties and limitations of knowledge, and tackle controversial topics such as genetic modification and the use of biofuels. This book discusses the problems environmental experts encounter in the interaction between knowledge, society, and policy on both a practical and conceptual level. Key findings from social science research are illustrated with a range of case studies, from fisheries to fracking. The book offers guidance on how to tackle these challenges, equipping readers with tools to better understand the diversity of environmental knowledge and its role in complex environmental issues. Written by leading natural and social scientists, this text provides an essential resource for students, scientists and professionals working at the science-policy interface.

288 pages, Hardcover

Published April 25, 2019

Reviews

[Dharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had this as a “textbook”for my environmental science,politics, and policy class and we would read chapters and then discuss them. This book was incredibly thorough and interesting. It’s information is very valuable in the environmental policy field. Highly recommend. I have many chapters annotated and highlighted.

[amsel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Das Buch verfolgt das Ziel, darzustellen, wie Wissen über die Umwelt in Politik genutzt wird und zur Problembewältigung nutzbar gemacht werden kann. Der Sammelband beschäftigt sich dabei unter anderem mit der Frage, was Wissenschaft überhaupt ist, woher Wissenskontroversen kommen, was die Imitationen zu Wissen sind und wie "usable knowledge" verstanden werden kann,