Understanding the central Great Plains as a coupled climatic-hydrological-human system: Lessons learned in operationalizing interdisciplinary collaboration
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Abstract
This chapter discusses an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary project to understand the interactions of agriculture, climate, and water resources in the Central Great Plains as a coupled natural-human system. We focus on the Smoky Hills Watershed in Kansas, where we gathered socioeconomic, hydrological, and climatic data, along with ecological data on fish species. The project involved substantial stakeholder engagement, which was complicated by post-truth attitudes about climate science and environmental regulation by some groups. We discuss the challenges of team management, stakeholder engagement, and data integration for modeling, notably the incorporation of stakeholder support for environmental policy in the context of extreme climatic events. We conclude by offering a framework for good collaborative practice to manage the complications of crossing boundaries in transdisciplinary research and outreach.
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Understanding the central Great Plains as a coupled climatic-hydrological-human system: Lessons learned in operationalizing interdisciplinary collaboration |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-030-13827-1_8 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Seattle |
| Description | 30 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Collaboration across boundaries for social-ecological systems science |
| First page | 265 |
| Last page | 294 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Other Geospatial | Smoky Hills Watershed |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |