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People-Environment Interactions

People and Climate Variation

People and Resource Decisions

People and Adaptation to Change

People, Risk, and Resilience

Research, Education, and Evaluation

People, Risk, and Resilience

Planning for high-impact, low-probability events requires that a society understand where it is vulnerable, and what the extent of the impact of such an event might be. There are many areas in the consideration of risk to which social science can contribute, and there are some areas that require further research. BECS seeks to summarize the former to inform societal transitions, as well as to help guide research into directions that will be most beneficial to society.

Current Projects

Risk Management and Governance in Shale Gas Development

Two workshops will consider the full range of risks associated with hydrologic fracturing extraction technologies, and the governance mechanisms that might be used to minize those risks. Read more...

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