"Science-policy connections to improve responses to extreme climatic events"
Presentations for PPol 749L/CCT 649L, 7-9pm, Thursday Sept. 29
Perspectives on who--at various levels of political organization and decision making--needs to know what kinds of things that different natural and social sciences have learned (or could learn if appropriate short- or long-term research were undertaken) and how that knowledge could be made available to them.
Peter Taylor (instructor), introduction to the two-week class activity in Public Policy 749 that has led to these presentations (intro to PBL, scenario).
Presentations
Peter Taylor, "A follow up on the 1988 appeal of political scientist, Michael Glantz, to learn from case studies to learn about how to improve responses to extreme climate events"
Jan Coe, "Contrasting approaches to risk reduction: Cuba, FEMA, and Community-based disaster management" (website, short handout, longer handout)
Ali Kinchla, "How to call on scientists as advisors during crises"
Mark Pearrow, "Knowledge representation and transport across boundaries" (slides)
Melanie Griffin, " The Role Of Knowledge In Natural Disaster Management " (slides, handout)
Michelle Hardy, "Containing Toxicity with Policy in a Disaster" (slides, handout)
Elliot Frank, "Restoration vs. further disturbance of wetland ecosystems"
Discussion with guests