Reflections on Negotiating the Science-Society Relationship Together

At the Tropical Rivers Lab at Florida International University, rivers have convened us to think deeply about how to best understand them and apply that understanding towards their conservation and sustainable management. We explore different aspects of south Florida ecosystems, Amazonian riverscape...

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Main Author: The Tropical Rivers Lab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2021-11-01
Series:Open Rivers
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Online Access: https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/science-society-relationship/
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description At the Tropical Rivers Lab at Florida International University, rivers have convened us to think deeply about how to best understand them and apply that understanding towards their conservation and sustainable management. We explore different aspects of south Florida ecosystems, Amazonian riverscapes, and East African waters, with collaborations across the tropics. When we decide “how” to best understand rivers, it is not just about the scientific questions we ask, but also about where those questions come from, how we relate to them, and ultimately, how these questions mediate our role with society...
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spelling doaj.art-52a39290856f466496145082fba9203f2022-12-22T00:36:34ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingOpen Rivers2471-190X2021-11-01Issue Nineteen : Fall 2021https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190X.8273Reflections on Negotiating the Science-Society Relationship TogetherThe Tropical Rivers LabAt the Tropical Rivers Lab at Florida International University, rivers have convened us to think deeply about how to best understand them and apply that understanding towards their conservation and sustainable management. We explore different aspects of south Florida ecosystems, Amazonian riverscapes, and East African waters, with collaborations across the tropics. When we decide “how” to best understand rivers, it is not just about the scientific questions we ask, but also about where those questions come from, how we relate to them, and ultimately, how these questions mediate our role with society... https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/science-society-relationship/ biological sciencesgeosciencesinternationalscience
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Reflections on Negotiating the Science-Society Relationship Together
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biological sciences
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title Reflections on Negotiating the Science-Society Relationship Together
title_full Reflections on Negotiating the Science-Society Relationship Together
title_fullStr Reflections on Negotiating the Science-Society Relationship Together
title_full_unstemmed Reflections on Negotiating the Science-Society Relationship Together
title_short Reflections on Negotiating the Science-Society Relationship Together
title_sort reflections on negotiating the science society relationship together
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geosciences
international
science
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