Environment and Natural Resources Policy
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) has formed a series of multidisciplinary teams to pursue research on controversies surrounding the environment. Projects range from the examination of the impact of policy change on perceptions and use of the environment to the role of leadership in environmental debates. The goal of this group of scholars is to provide theory and data that will contribute to human and non-human use of the environment in mutually beneficial ways.
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- Climate Change/Variability Science and Adaptive Strategies for State and Regional Transportation Decision Making
Funder: Southwest Region University Transportation Center - Use of Science in Gulf of Mexico Decision Making Involving Climate Change
Funder: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) - Utilization of Science-based Information on Climate Change in Decision Making and the Public Policy Process, Phase I
Funder: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Utilization of Science-based Information on Climate Change in Decision Making and the Public Policy Process, Phase II
Funder: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Climate Change, Drought and Policymaking in the U.S. Southern Region
Funder: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Public Understanding of Air Quality Issues in Texas: Phases I, II, & III
Funders: Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) & Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Development of an Urban Watershed Rehabilitation Method Using Stakeholder Feedback to Direct Investigation and Restoration
Funder: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Water and Watersheds Program - Swimming Upstream: Collaborative Approaches to Watershed Management
Funder: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) - Summit for the Sustainability of the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Industry
Funders: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Sea Grant Office - Instrument Development for Measuring Social and Cultural Frames in Environmental Conflicts
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF) Decision Making and Valuation for Environmental Policy Program (DMVEP) - Frame Changes, Reframing, and Turning Points in Disputes: The Edwards Aquifer Case
Funder: Hewlett Foundation - Framing of Intractable Environmental Disputes: The Edwards Aquifer Case
Funder: Hewlett Foundation - Media Portrayal of Framing in the Edwards Aquifer Dispute
Funder: Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives Program, Texas A&M University - Private Land Stewardship and Conservation: Partnerships for Collaborative Problem Solving
Sponsors: Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) & the Institute for Renewable Natural Resources (IRNR) - Ecological, Economic and Policy Alternatives for Texas Rice Agriculture
Sponsors: Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), the Texas A&M Agricultural Program, and the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy - Effluent Trading: A Policy Review for Texas
Funder: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) - Protection of Surface and Ground Water Quality by Utilizing Waste Disposal Sites on Soils That Are Not Prone to Oxidize Chromium to a Toxic Form
Funder: Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives Program, Texas A&M University - Clean Water for Armand Bayou
Funder: Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
