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Sunday, May 26, 2013

The "decision table" in the Earth Lab exhibit at the Marian Koshland Science Museum, at which visitors can interact with scientific data and see the consequences of their decisions (read more....), was developed with contributions from BECS members Joe Arvai and Jim Sweeney and former member Tom Dietz. (photo credit: Marian Koshland Science Museum).

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New: Climate and Social Stress
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BECS' latest report, Climate and Social Stress: Implications for Security Analysis, released 9 November 2012, is now in print. The report discusses the complex relationship among climate, other environmental conditions, and socioeconomic and political conditions. Factors that link climate events to outcomes of security concern include nature of the event, exposure of people and things of value to people to the event, their susceptibility to harm, and their societies' coping, response, and recovery capabilities. Obtain a free PDF or order the book here; or read the Report-in-Brief.

BECS Topics Featured
Several topics of importance to the Board on Environmental Change and Society (BECS) are covered in the Summer 2012 edition of *Issues in Science and Technology*. Current and former members and friends of BECS are authors of the articles:
Decisionmaking, Transitions, and Resilient Futures What Makes Energy Consumers Tick? Decision Support for Developing Energy Strategies Valuing the Environment for Decisionmaking Communicating Uncertainty: Fulfilling the Duty to Inform

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