The role of animal science in natural resource management: current decision making models and future needs

Sustainable systems for land and natural resource management must be biologically, economically, and socially sustainable. Scientists and educators have historically viewed their role as developing new knowledge and technology to enhance biological and economic sustainability. Scientists have tradit...

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Published in:Journal of animal science 1998-04, Vol.76 (4), p.948-953
Main Authors: Glimp, H.A. (University of Nevada, Reno.), Havercamp, M.J, Larson, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Husbandry - legislation & jurisprudence
Animal productions
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
CIENTIFICOS
CONFLICT
CONFLICTOS SOCIALES
Conservation of Natural Resources - legislation & jurisprudence
DECISION MAKING
Decision Support Techniques
Environmental management
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
GESTION DES RESSOURCES
GESTION FONCIERE
Humans
LAND MANAGEMENT
Land use
Natural resources
ORDENACION DE RECURSOS
ORDENACION DE TIERRAS
PRISE DE DECISION
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Science
SCIENTIFIQUE
SCIENTISTS
SOCIAL UNREST
TOMA DE DECISIONES
TROUBLE SOCIAL
United States
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Summary:Sustainable systems for land and natural resource management must be biologically, economically, and socially sustainable. Scientists and educators have historically viewed their role as developing new knowledge and technology to enhance biological and economic sustainability. Scientists have traditionally viewed sociopolitical sustainability and policy development as beyond our appropriate roles. Changing public values and perceptions on appropriate land use and natural resource protection are forcing land grant universities and their scientists and educators to re-evaluate traditional paradigms. The animal science community, in concert with the social and other biological sciences, must become more proactive in decision making processes on appropriate land use and natural resource management if we to remain relevant. This paper describes the current, situation and outlines approaches for the research and education communities to be important contributors to collaborative decision making processes on land and natural resource management
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163
0021-8812
DOI:10.2527/1998.764948x