Science and policy

The area of California influenced by a Mediterranean climate is home to over 30 million people. Climate variability and human water demand make freshwater a very precious resource. Allocations of water to cities, agriculture, and the environment create continual tension as demands for this vital and over-allocated resource grow. This paper presents a brief overview of water resource science and policy in a Mediterranean climate with substantial challenges from climate variability, climate change, and increasing human need. 

Dept of Environmental Science and Policy Univ. of South Florida St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, U.S.A. smoak bayflash.stpt.usf.edu... 

DeFries R, Achard F, Brown S, Herold M, Murdiyarso D, Schlamadinger B, Souza C. Earth observations for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in developing countries. Environmental Science and Policy, 2007.10 pp. 385-394. 

Dr Joan Ogden is Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis, and Director of the Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways Program at the campus s Institute of Transportation Studies. Her primary research interest is the technical and economic assessment of new energy technologies, especially in the areas of alternative fuels, fuel cells, renewable energy and low carbon energy systems. She received a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Maryland. 

Liski, J., Karjalainen, T., Pussinen, A., Nabuurs, G.J. and Kauppi, P. (2000). Trees as carbon sinks and sources in the European Union. Environmental Science and Policy, 3(2-3), 91-97. 

Calculated Risks demystifies the science and policies of risk assessment. It has become a staple in risk education, and is essential reading for students and professionals in public health, environmental protection, and public policy. Thomas A. Burke, Professor and Associate Chair, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University... 

Daynard RA (2004) Roles of tobacco htigation and societal change. In Boyle P, Gray N, Henningfield JE, Seffrin J, Zatonski W (eds) Tobacco and public health science and policy. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 695-705... 

Wynne, B. (1992) Uncertainty and environmental learning Reconceiving science and policy in the preventative paradigm , Global Environmental Change, vol 2, no 2, June, ppl 11-127... 

Platnick, N. I. (1999). Dimensions of biodiversity targeting megadiverse groups. In The Living Planet in Crisis. Biodiversity Science and Policy, eds. J. Cracraft and F. T. Grifo, pp. 33-52. New York Columbia University Press. 

I was unaware of these developments until I received a telephone call on July 20,1992, from Dr. Justin Lancaster at the Environmental Science and Policy Institute, Harvard University, who introduced himself as a former associate of Dr. Revelle. In our conversation, Lancaster first requested and then demanded that I remove Revelle s name from the article to be reprinted in the Geyer volume. I was taken aback by such an unusual request and asked Lancaster to write me a letter, which he did on the same day. I replied, saying that I could not remove Revelle s name since he was a coauthor and could not give his permission as he had died. In any case the copyright for the article resided with the Cosmos journal. 

Center for Integrative Toxicology, Environmental Science and Policy Program,... 

Burke, T.A., and K. Sexton. 1995. Integrating science and policy in a National Human Exposure Assessment Survey. J. Expo. Anal. Environ. Epidemiol. 5(3) 283-296. 

FINKEL, A.M. (1994). The prudence of conservative approaches to risk assessment, Appendix E in Science and Policy in Risk Assessment (National Academy Press, Washington). 

Reilly, J.M., Paltsev, S., 2005. An Analysis of the European Emission Trading Scheme. MIT, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Report No. 127. 

D Elia, C.F., Boynton, W.R., and Sanders, J.G (2003) A watershed perspective on nutrient enrichment, science, and policy in the Patuxent River, Maryland 1960-2000. Estuaries 26, 171-185. 

Daniel Sperling is director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis professor of civil and environmental engineering and professor of environmental science and policy. He has served on numerous Transportation Research Board committees, including as chair of the Alternative Fuels Committee and member of the Committee on Energy and the Committee on Transportation and a Sustainable Environment. He has also served on several NRC committees,... 

Abstract In this chapter relatively recent European Commission risk assessment reports for three potential PBT/vPvB chemicals are used as examples to illustrate scientific uncertainty in the risk assessment process, and how science and policy interact when such uncertainty is handled. The studied risk assessment reports are for pentabromodiphenylether (Penta), octabromodiphenylether (Octa), and decabromodiphenylether (Deca) and the analyses focus on the scientific basis for assessing the risk of potential PBT and vPvB properties as described in these documents. The purpose of this effort is to contribute to a discussion aiming at clarifying the nature of science-policy interactions, and improving the transparency of the risk assessment process. 

Hansen, S. F., Carlsen, L. and Tickner, J. (2007). Chemicals regulation and precaution does REACH really incorporate the precautionary principle Environmental Science and Policy 10, 395-404. 

Emily J. Chenette, Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina... 

Glenn E. P., Cohen M. J., Morrison J. I., Valdes-Casillas C., and Fitzsimmons K. (1999) Science and policy dilemmas in the management of agricultural wastewaters the case of the Salton Sea, CA. Environ. Set Policy 2, 413 -423. 

Components of a Precautionary Approach. Implementing the precautionary principle to protect health and ecosystems from chemical risks demands broad reorganization of environmental science and policy to increase their efficacy in anticipating risks and promoting cost-effective alternatives to risky endeavors. Elements of effective use of the precautionary principle in policy include the following (Tickner, 2002). 

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