Article: The Uses of Ecology: Lake Washington and Beyond.

Perspectives vary on how environmental science should be integrated into law and public policy. This Review considers the perspectives of a scientist and a policy maker. While both agree that scientists should become more involved in the education of the public and decision makers, they differ on how this should be accomplished. Edmondson advocates scientific vigilance to environmental problems and ad hoc, event-specific solutions to them. Caldwell maintains that science is fueling a radical reorientation of social perspectives and objectives that will form the policies of our post-modern world. The authors agree that the future is uncertain and will be determined by how ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!