course/objects/purpose-env-sci.html
Purpose of Studying Environmental Science2004.08.30 There are four interlocking roles that we will play as environmental scientists. 1. We need to be continually curious (1) about our environment.
2. We should make judgements based on our experiences and what we have learned.
3. We should help other people understand the problems and possible actions
4. We will provide continuous decision support.
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Notes
1. Jane Jacobs (2004. Dark Age Ahead) says that it is our ethical duty to be curious.
2. In post-normal science, scientists are supposed to include their values into the study explicitly and make speculations.
3. The problem is that most of the real problems are going to be complex or wicked.
4. Many decisions are actually limited by bounded rationality and require efficient heuristics for solution.
see heuristics.html