EEB 5370: big questions in cons bio (Spring 2020)
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This year focused on reading papers that aim to identify the most important topics in the field of conservation. These papers fall into two categories: (1) formal assessments to identify the top questions, conducted by canvassing scientists and practitioners in the field, and (2) horizon scanning efforts to try to predict what questions will become important before they do. In addition to looking at the results of these efforts, we read papers that describe the methods used to do these assessments, and those that have evaluated how influential the assessments have been.
Week | Who | Topic | Reading | Notes |
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27 Jan | Chris E. | Introduction |
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3 Feb | Claire | Early prioritizations |
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10 Feb | Kayla | Horizon scanning |
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17 Feb | Jessica | Extracting information from experts |
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24 Feb | Lucas | Delphi technique |
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Supplemental reading on focus groups: <a href="https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/2041-210X.12860">Nyumba et al. 2017</a> |
2 Mar | Laura | Influencing policy |
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9 Mar | Eliza | US priorities |
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16 Mar | ---- | SPRING BREAK | ---- | <a href="https://ctcnr.weebly.com/">Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources</a> |
23 Mar | Hannah | Broad patterns |
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Collate questions |
30 Mar | Ben | Does scanning work? |
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6 Apr | Amanda | Q & A with <a href="https://energy.colostate.edu/people/erica-fleishman/">Erica Fleishman</a> |
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Propose horizons for next week |
13 Apr | Sam | Discuss your horizon issues |
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Rank horizons for next week |
20 Apr | Jackie | Rank and discuss responses to survey questions |
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27 Apr | Everyone | Revisit survey and wrap up |
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4 May | Anyone who's interested | Plans for next CCNR??? | Optional | |