1. Social Science and Sea Grant Heather A. Triezenberg Sea Grant Week – New Orleans October 18, 2010

2. Outline Vision for SG’s social science Some implementation ideas Discussion

3. Vision for SG’s Social Science Information about social, economic, and governance context Stakeholder engagement Decision-making Impact evaluation

4. Social and Economic Context Social/economic aspects of ecosystem-based management (NOP, 2010) Social drivers of ecological change, human response, and consequences (Bauer et al., 2009); climate change Risk perception and communication Values, attitudes, behavioral intentions Management networks Issues of scale Institutional governance (Jacobson et al., 2008, 2009)

5. Stakeholder Engagement Science communication (Duschl, 2008) Citizen science (Dickinson & Bonney, in review; Van Den Berg, Dann, & Dirkx, 2009) For an informed citizenry (Lauber & Knuth, 2000) For management processes (Leong et al., 2009)

6. Decision-making Ecosystem-based management (Grumbine, 1994) Adaptive management (Williams et al., 2007) Adaptive impact management (Riley et al., 2002) Conflict resolution (Fisher & Ury, 1990; Forrester, 2009)

7. Impact Evaluation Processes and indicators for determining impacts of: Applied research Extension Education …on social and ecological components Continue to invest in programs that achieve goals in the most critical areas

8. Some Implementation Ideas RFP’s and technical review panel Evaluation professional development Information sharing Listserve Regular conference calls Share SG’s SS with NOAA Articulate social science vision

9. Discussion…

10. Thank you Heather A. Triezenberg Social Science Program Leader NOAA National Sea Grant College Program heather.triezenberg@noaa.gov 301-734-1274