HARC Science Workshop 2003 | Agenda
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| Day
1 - Saturday, 25 October 2003 |
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| 08:00 am | Continental breakfast, meeting packet pick up, poster set-up |
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Introductions Henry Huntington Director, HARC SMO |
| 9:15 am | Report from Montreal IHDP meeting Barbara Morehouse University of Arizona |
| Session 1 | Human-Environment
Interactions Research beyond HARC This session covers developments in other research similar to HARC, emphasizing theoretical and methodological approaches that may be relevant to HARC research |
| 09:30 am | Humans within Ecosystems: Getting Beyond 'Human Impacts'
along the Southern Bering Sea and North Pacific Herb Maschner Idaho State University |
| 09:50 am | Analyzing Climate Impacts: Experiences from CLIMAS Barbara Morehouse University of Arizona |
| 10:10 am | Human Dimensions in European-funded Arctic Research Bruce Forbes University of Lapland |
| 10:30 am | BREAK |
| Session 2 | Patterns
in Arctic Human Dimensions In the context of human dimensions research, this session focuses on the relationship between general patterns and individual characteristics, the ability to generalize in human dimensions research, indicators of types of social-natural interactions, and a conceptual framework for human dimensions research. |
| 10:45 am | Introduction Ben Fitzhugh University of Washington |
| 11:00 am | How Climate Change Affects Society:Findings from the
Northern Atlantic Larry Hamilton University of New Hampshire |
| 11:20 am | Vulnerability of Communities in the Canadian Arctic
to Risks Associated with Climate Change: A Framework for Assessment
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| 11:40 am | Human Impacts to Fire Regime in Interior Alaska. La'ona DeWilde University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 12:00 pm | Discussion of Patterns and key questions to address
on Day 2 |
| 12:20 pm | LUNCH |
| Session 3 | Connections
between Society and Environment This session explores the closeness of social-natural coupling, changes over time in that relationship, and linking social/human dimensions research with natural science. |
| 01:30 pm | Introduction Astrid Ogilvie University of Colorado |
| 01:45 pm | Context and Climate Change: Lessons from Barrow, Alaska Ron Brunner University of Colorado |
| 02:05 pm | Designing a Regional Integrated Climate
Research Program for the Pacific Northwest: Evolving Research Priorities
for the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group Alan Hamlet University of Washington |
| 02:25 pm | "Long Term Sustainability in
Northern Iceland: Saving the Ducks and Losing the Soil" Greg Finstad University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 02:45 pm | "Can Human-Dimension Research
Change the Human-Environment Connection?" Thomas H. McGovern Hunter College CUNY |
| 03:05 pm | Discussion of Connections and key
questions to address on Day 2 |
| 03:25 pm | BREAK |
| Session 4 | Methods
in Human Dimensions Research Within traditional disciplines, academic enquiry depends on established practices and methods. This session will concentrate on several key questions related to human/environment interactions research: What kinds of approaches are well-suited to human dimensions research? Do these methods help us to combine data from various disciplines? Do they encourage the lowering of communication barriers between disciplines? In short, what are the ‘standard methods’ that human dimensions researchers broadly agree on as central to the field of social-ecological systems? |
| 03:40 pm | Introduction Gary Kofinas University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 04:00 pm | Using Models in Interdisciplinary Synthesis: Some Generalizations
from a Four-Discipline Case Study Craig Nicolson University of Massachusetts |
| 04:20 pm | Shared Knowledge for Decision-Making on Environment
and Health Issues in the Arctic Nancy Maynard NASA, Earth Sciences Directorate |
| 04:40 pm | "Learning from the Local: Case Study Approaches
to Human Dimensions Research" Hallie Eakin Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico |
| 05:00 pm | Discussion of Methods and key questions to address on Day 2 |
| 05:20 pm | Poster Session |
| Day 2 -Sunday, 26 October 2003 | |
| 08:30 am | Continental breakfast |
| The
State of Human Dimensions Research in the Arctic Discussions to address the overall workshop questions:
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| 09:00 am | Introduction Henry Huntington |
| 09:15 am | Discussions in breakout groups In the context of the overall workshop questions about defining and advancing the field, the breakout groups will address the key questions identified in each of the sessions on Day 1. Each breakout group will appoint a group leader and a rapporteur. The rapporteur from each group will report on the group's discussions to the plenary. |
| 11:15 am | Reports to Plenary |
| 12:00 pm | LUNCH |
| 01:30pm | Continue discussions in breakout groups |
| 03:00 pm | BREAK |
| 03:15 pm | Reports to Plenary |
| 04:00 pm | Concluding Discussion: Where do we go from here? Henry Huntington |
| 05:00 pm | Meeting Adjourns |
"HARC research considers human activity, both within and outside the Arctic, as a link and vital driver among the terrestrial, marine, and climatic subsystems. Accordingly, the initiative provides a significant opportunity to integrate ecosystem and climate studies with a broad range of the social sciences." -- People and the Arctic: A Prospectus for Research on the Human Dimensions of the Arctic System. |
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