Adversaries and science: Environmental planning and the social construction of science and spatial information in British Columbia's Central Coast

摘要: Science and spatial information are essential to achieving sustainable land use plans, but adversarial science can increase conflict. This thesis combines environmental planning, GIs, philosophy of investigate such situations. B.C.'s Central Coast Land Resource Management Planning process has taken place amidst market campaigns, scientific disputes, conflicting social values relating conservation the world's largest remaining temperate rainforest. An analysis policy debates over grizzly bear management protected area network design reveal how fashioned terms debate, as well means for compromise. The establishment an independent team played a key role in emergence consensus recommendations 2004. While this achieved only limited success providing clear direction, it served effectively dispute resolution strategy by establishing separate where construction could be acknowledged engaged. l o Vame, my 6allbst andmy 6astfnend dear companion, hnkyou eve ything. friends whose support hughter ande&s suppfy hrkchocohte fwbedme throqh tfw roughest times. families, who h b e d me n g y j m .