Managing the Science-Policy Interface in a Complex and Contentious World

摘要: Most of the significant problems planners, resource managers, and public sector decision makers have to deal with are emergent from dynamic interactions among component elements complex adaptive systems. Such known as ‘wicked’ because inherent uncertainty is high, so that it not possible precisely predict outcomes any action or event, addressing involve trade-offs between competing often incompatible objectives thus require balancing differing value judgments. This complexity has profound implications for role science in policy making. Adaptive co-management been suggested an appropriate approach science-intensive problems, but proven difficult implement. Successful cultivation effective collaborative management process requires careful attention design ensure necessary diversity viewpoints expertise - scientific, technical, experiential fully included substantive constructive dialogue supported. Scientists seeking more effectively integrate their into such a face challenge how participate without compromising quality science. In this paper, we present concepts recommendations should be considered when designing process, explore ideas science-policy interface.