Esther Turnhout, Willemijn Tuinstra, Willem HalffmanCambridge University Press, 2/21/2019EAN 9781107098749, ISBN10: 1107098742Hardcover, 288 pages, 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.5 cmLanguage: EnglishAn 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.List of contributorsPrefaceList of abbreviations1. Introductionthe plight of the environmental scientist Willem Halffman, Esther Turnhout and Willemijn Tuinstra2. What is science? (And why does this matter?) Willem Halffman3. Framesbeyond facts versus values Willem HalffmanCase A. Framing climate change Mike Hulme4. Science, politics and the public in knowledge controversies Esther Turnhout and Thomas GierynCase B. What does 'climategate' tell us about public knowledge controversies? Silke BeckCase C. Whose deficit anyway? Institutional misunderstanding of fracking sceptical publics Laurence Williams and Phil Macnaghten5. The limits to knowledge Willemijn Tuinstra, Ad Ragas and Willem HalffmanCase D. Angry bulbs Ad Ragas and Marga Jacobs6. Usable knowledgescience, policy and society Willemijn Tuinstra, Willem Halffman and Esther TurnhoutCase E. Expertise for European fisheries policy Willem Halffman and Martin Pastoors7. Interdisciplinarity and the challenge of knowledge integration Esther TurnhoutCase F. Knowledge integration in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Clark MillerCase G. Integrated assessment for long-range transboundary air pollution Willemijn Tuinstra8. Lay expertise Esther Turnhout and Katja NevesCase H. Lay expertise and botanical sciencea case of dynamic interdependencies in biodiversity conservation Katja NevesCase I. The Loweswater Care Project Claire Waterton9. Environmental Experts at the science-policy-society interface Esther TurnhoutCase J. Group Think and whistle blowers in CO2 capture and storage Heleen de Coninck10. Environmental knowledge in democracy Esther Turnhout, Willem Halffman and Willemijn Tuinstra11. Conclusionscience, reason and the environment Willem Halffman, Willemijn Tuinstra and Esther TurnhoutInde
