- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustration
- Preface
-
Section One Mission and Relevance of National Parks -
One Parks, Biodiversity, and Education: An Essay and Discussion -
Two Seas the Day: A Bluer, Saltier Second Century for American Parks -
Three A Global Perspective on Parks and Protected Areas -
Four Strategic Conversation: Mission and Relevance of National Parks -
Section Two Stewardship of Parks in a Changing World -
Five Climate Change and Novel Disturbance Regimes in National Park Landscapes -
Six Climate Change Trends, Impacts, and Vulnerabilities in US National Parks -
Seven Protecting National Parks from Air Pollution Effects: Making Sausage from Science and Policy -
Eight Biological Invasions in the National Parks and in Park Science -
Nine The Science and Challenges of Conserving Large Wild Mammals in 21st-Century American Protected Areas -
Ten Strategic Conversation: Stewardship of Parks in a Changing World -
Section Three Engaging People in Parks -
Eleven The Tangled Web of People, Landscapes, and Protected Areas -
Twelve Science, Values, and Conflict in the National Parks -
Thirteen The World Is a Park: Using Citizen Science to Engage People in Parks and Build the Next Century of Global Stewards -
Fourteen The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Nature: Inspiring Connections between People and Parks -
Fifteen Strategic Conversation: Engaging and Disengaging People in Parks -
Section Four Future of Science, Conservation, and Parks -
Sixteen A New Kind of Eden -
Seventeen The Near-Horizon Future of Science and the National Parks -
Eighteen Science, Parks, and Conservation in a Rapidly Changing World -
Appendix Historical Connections between UC Berkeley, the Birth of the US National Park Service, and the Growth of Science in Parks - About the Contributors
- Index
Science, Values, and Conflict in the National Parks
Science, Values, and Conflict in the National Parks
- Chapter:
- (p.247) Twelve Science, Values, and Conflict in the National Parks
- Source:
- Science, Conservation, and National Parks
- Author(s):
Thomas Dietz
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
The US National Parks were born in public conflicts and conflicts continue in the 21st century. Differing values and uncertainty about facts, values, and the mission of US National Parks make such conflicts almost inevitable. Global environmental change will exacerbate them. Environmental decision sciences offer insights and tools that can lead to better decisions even in the face of uncertainty and conflict. Uncertainty makes national park decisions a form of adaptive risk management (ARM). ARM can be improved by linking scientific analysis to public deliberation, engaging multiple forms of expertise, building evaluation into decisions, and making use of bridging organizations to span the diverse set of parties interested in or affected by decisions about parks. By helping design ARM processes, environmental decision sciences can make important science contributions for parks. In turn, national parks can contribute to environmental decision sciences by serving as a testbed for the study of conflict and decision making.
Keywords: adaptive risk management, analytic deliberation, decision making, global environmental change, national parks, uncertainty, values
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustration
- Preface
-
Section One Mission and Relevance of National Parks -
One Parks, Biodiversity, and Education: An Essay and Discussion -
Two Seas the Day: A Bluer, Saltier Second Century for American Parks -
Three A Global Perspective on Parks and Protected Areas -
Four Strategic Conversation: Mission and Relevance of National Parks -
Section Two Stewardship of Parks in a Changing World -
Five Climate Change and Novel Disturbance Regimes in National Park Landscapes -
Six Climate Change Trends, Impacts, and Vulnerabilities in US National Parks -
Seven Protecting National Parks from Air Pollution Effects: Making Sausage from Science and Policy -
Eight Biological Invasions in the National Parks and in Park Science -
Nine The Science and Challenges of Conserving Large Wild Mammals in 21st-Century American Protected Areas -
Ten Strategic Conversation: Stewardship of Parks in a Changing World -
Section Three Engaging People in Parks -
Eleven The Tangled Web of People, Landscapes, and Protected Areas -
Twelve Science, Values, and Conflict in the National Parks -
Thirteen The World Is a Park: Using Citizen Science to Engage People in Parks and Build the Next Century of Global Stewards -
Fourteen The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Nature: Inspiring Connections between People and Parks -
Fifteen Strategic Conversation: Engaging and Disengaging People in Parks -
Section Four Future of Science, Conservation, and Parks -
Sixteen A New Kind of Eden -
Seventeen The Near-Horizon Future of Science and the National Parks -
Eighteen Science, Parks, and Conservation in a Rapidly Changing World -
Appendix Historical Connections between UC Berkeley, the Birth of the US National Park Service, and the Growth of Science in Parks - About the Contributors
- Index
