Understanding and Communication of Change in the Arctic
Type of Session
Discussion Symposium
Abstract
The identified speakers and additional speakers and presentations in the symposium will discuss Arctic environmental issues which are of importance to the AESS membership. This symposium discussion in each instance will build on information presented in the Forum on Arctic Change in two recent issues of the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, and other Arctic science. The focus in the symposium will be to build AESS membership understanding on new and innovative areas of Arctic environmental studies and sciences, and to identify environmental science and research themes and issues that are of relevance to environmental science departments and educators. Included in this symposium will be a discussion of the recent report to the National Science Foundation: "Motivating Research on the Science Communications Front- Conveying the Nature and Impacts of Rapid Change in Ice-Dominated Earth Systems to Decision-makers and the Public".