Why are people so important in Grizzly Bear conservation?

A case for interdisciplinary problem solvingPresentation by:

Felicity Edwards, The CSE GroupMike Gibeau, Parks Canada

Outline of the paperContext for interdisciplinary problem solving

and Grizzly Bear management in Banff National Park

What is interdisciplinary framework for problem solving?

Why is it important?What to listen for in the case studies?

Context

What is Interdisciplinary Framework for Problem Solving?Policy Sciences are problem oriented:

What are the tasks of problem solving?

1. Goals? (values & indices) 2. What happened? (trends) 3. Why? (conditions) 4. Future? (projections) 5. Problem definition? 6. What to do? (alternatives)

Repeat as needed

Why is are values underlying a multi-disciplinary framework useful?PowerKnowledgeRespectSkillWealthWell-beingAffectionRectitude

(Lasswell 1971)

Why is an interdisciplinary framework important?

Why is an interdisciplinary framework important?

It helps us be more:

Reasonable

Practical

Justified

Clear about our own standpoint

Integrative in making judgments.

A guide to the case studiesGrizzly Bear issues are multiple-faceted and complex.

Facts may be contradictory or not believed by some until they are “our” facts.

We can often get the science right (ish) AND still not get a good decision.

Create a forum for dialogue in the face of no prior negotiating.

Search for an integrative decision – not compromise.