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1Energy and Resources Program, University of California at Berkeley, Room 100, Building T-4, 94720, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
|November 16, 2013
Summary
Addressing the demand for improved environmental data requires understanding how scientific knowledge is integrated. Improving interdisciplinary discourse and consensus-building among scientists can enhance environmental information for planners and voters.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Knowledge Integration
- Social Systems
Background:
- A perceived need exists for enhanced environmental information among planners and voters.
- This need stems from flawed assumptions regarding knowledge and social structures.
- Current environmental science lacks a unifying meta-model connecting disparate fields.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the basis of the demand for better environmental information.
- To explore the challenges in integrating knowledge from separate environmental sciences.
- To propose a method for improving the quality and accessibility of environmental data.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of knowledge integration in environmental science.
- Examination of the discourse processes between scientists from different disciplines.
- Exploration of the role of trust and consensus-building in scientific understanding.
Main Results:
- The need for better environmental information is rooted in misconceptions about knowledge and social order.
- The absence of a comprehensive meta-model necessitates interdisciplinary discourse for understanding complex environmental issues.
- Effective discourse involves building trust, developing new cognitive frameworks, and achieving consensus.
Conclusions:
- Acknowledging the inherent nature of scientific discourse is key to improving environmental information.
- Enhancing interdisciplinary communication and consensus can meet the demand for better environmental data.
- This approach can alleviate the perceived deficit in environmental information for decision-makers and the public.
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