97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012)

SYMP 2 - Interacting with Practitioners to Facilitate Earth Stewardship

Monday, August 6, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Portland Blrm 252, Oregon Convention Center
Organizer:
Steward Pickett
Co-organizers:
F. Stuart Chapin III , Mary Power , Clifford Duke and Scott L. Collins
Moderator:
Steward Pickett
This symposium focuses on how Earth Stewardship, an initiative of the Ecological Society of America, can engage multiple practical professions in strengthening the scientific basis for shaping more sustainable social-ecological change. In what way does each of the practical areas complement the contributions of ecological science? How is ecological science strengthened by a relationship with each professional or civil practice? The topics to be included reflect important practical areas, each of which aims to enhance both ecosystem resilience and human well-being. The symposium will begin with an overview of the Earth Stewardship Initiative, tracing its roots in ecological research and its connections with other academic disciplines. The introduction will set the stage for considering the connections of Earth Stewardship with professional practices. The five central talks of the symposium will examine a key suite of professional disciplines, from planning and design, local and traditional knowledge, engineering, environmental justice, and scenario development. The current attempts to improve connections between ecology and practice will be put in a historical perspective in the final talk of the symposium. Together, these seven talks will expose insights to better link scientific ecological research with professions that are actively involved in shaping the future. This symposium will also exemplify the ongoing contributions of various professional practices to Earth Stewardship, and thus will suggest activities that ecologists may undertake or interactions they can engage in to leverage their own work.
Endorsement:
Policy Section
1:30 PM
The Earth Stewardship Initiative and the need for multi-disciplinary practice
Scott L. Collins, University of New Mexico; Steward Pickett, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Mary Power, University of California Berkeley; F. Stuart Chapin III, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Jill Baron, US Geological Survey; Clifford Duke, Ecological Society of America
1:55 PM
Historical perspectives on Earth Stewardship
Sharon Kingsland, Johns Hopkins University
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
Environmental justice and Earth Stewardship
Kirstin Dow, University of South Carolina
3:45 PM
Scenarios for assessing the future of social-ecological systems
Stephen R. Carpenter, University of Wisconsin - Madison
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