http://web.pdx.edu/~rueterj/courses/esr101-200904/lecture2.html

Lecture 2

October 1, 2009

Brief outline of the day:

  • Problems - review
  • new paradigm
    • complex problems/wicked problem
    • complex process
  • Multiple perspectives framework
  • Actions
  • Conclusions
  • Assignments (reading)

 

 

Chap 3: multiple perspective framework

Lecture Notes:

 

1. Why we study environmental science

review typology of problems

three tracks (a, b, c)

purpose of environmental science

problem typology

a. Exciting time to be in environmental area

shifting paradigm

complex systems

 

paradigm shift

b. Multiple perspective framework

why we need multiple perspectives

non-convergence

demo

Norgaard - philosophy

 

modern-post modern (Norgaard)

c. Actions that are consistent with different problems

 

problem type with actions

2. Examples of multiple perspectives and the framework

 

chapter 3 - viewers and mpf

3. Conclusions

 

 

Assignments

 

do the reading listed on the calendar page