Catalyzing Change: Social Science for Water Resources Management

Abstract

B M b anaging water resources is becoming increasingly difficult as demographic, economic, institutional, technological, and climate changes manifest across the U.S. and around the world (Cosgrove and Louchs [5]). "The management of water resources is currently undergoing a paradigm shift toward a more integrated and participatory management style" (Pahl-Wostl et al. [15], p. 1) in order to address "complex interdependencies, human behavior and social institutions" (Pahl-Wostl et al. [14], p. 25). B Linda Prokopy b is a Professor of Natural Resources Social Science at Purdue University and directs the university's Natural Resources Social Science Lab. Linda has mentored dozens of graduate students and post-doctoral research assistants. [Extracted from the article]