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There is an increasingly recognized need for research teams experienced in science and policy to collect and examine scientific data, and use this information appropriately for the development of social and economic policy. One of the first Federal research programs to require this team approach was the joint NSF/EPA Water and Watersheds program in the mid-1990s. The Water and Watersheds RFP contained the now famous Venn diagram showing the desired intersection of three circles representing social science, physical science, and biological science which successful PIs had to address. The University of Maine Water and Watersheds project team included ecosystem scientists that had been researching acidic deposition (hereafter “acid rain”) for more than 20 years (Church 1999, Norton et al. 1999, Kahl et al. 2002), and social scientists who evaluated the information needs of stakeholders. This paper will evaluate the effectiveness of a stakeholder assessment at the local level concerning the relevance of findings from an ongoing acid rain research program. |
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