Broad-scale consequences of land management: Columbia basin example
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Environmental policy discussions in the United States have been characterized by a constant tug-ofwar among an “unholy alliance of ignorance, ideology, and self-interest” since the early 1970s (see Blinder (1987) and Rolston (2000) for representative discussions of the roles scientists have played). Scientists are challenged in this tug-of-war when asked to interpret the social and biophysical consequences of management alternatives to provide greater clarity around policy impacts or consequences. The shift to managing ecosystems across relatively broad spatial extents also stretches the limits of traditional science Abstract
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