Transcript Social-Ecological Research in Wyoming

Social-Ecological
Research
in Wyoming
Dr. Sarah Strauss, Department of Anthropology
Dr. Mariah Ehmke, Department of Agricultural Economics
Dr.Kristi Hansen, Department of Agricultural Economics
Social-Ecological Research
in Anthropology
 Anthropology (discipline for dilettantes!)
 Water and Climate Change in Leukerbad (talked
about this at first Living on Earth conference, working
on book now, linking Swiss case to wider context)
Social-Ecological Research at UW’s
School for Environment and
Natural Resources
 Primarily Applied/Policy Research, but work with
both natural and social scientists on
Wyoming/Rockies related research
 Water/Climate/Drought: Assessing the Future of
Wyoming’s Water Resources, with office of state
climatologist; report plus film in production
 Commercial Wind Development in Wyoming:
bringing together economists with local landowners
and legislators
 Wyoming Open Spaces Initiative: LU/CC, ecology,
community services and planning processes
Social-Ecological Research in
Business and Health Sciences at UW
 Jackson Hole Energy Sustainability Project: Joint
effort between UW College of Business and School
of Energy Resources, combining home energy
audits with economic analysis and grid-scaled
energy management strategies
 Organic Farming: Considering ecological,
marketing, and economic factors in organic cash
crop production in Wyoming
 Sustainable Community Food Systems for Food
Security: Community and University partnership
Social-Ecological Research
in Anthropology and Beyond…
 Robert Kelly, archaeologist, working on preliminary
study in Glacier National Park to explore ice patches
as the glaciers retreat, evaluate human occupation as
related to changing climate
 Proposed project on Energy, Social Capital and
Adaptation to Climate Change: Wind and Coal in
Wyoming (Anthropology/Ag Econ/Marketing)
Old and New Energy in
Wyoming
Social-Ecological Research
in Agriculture/Economics
 Shogren: behavioral
economics (application of
psychology to economics)
and climate change.
 Ehmke (economics, agronomy): Adapting feedstock to
changing climate in ranch operations.
Social-Ecological Research
in Agriculture/Economics
 Rashford et al.: Impact of climate
change on wetland function and
wildlife habitat in the Northern
Great Plains; Hansen et al.:
markets for ecosystem
services (ecology and economics)
.
 Bastian et al. (economics,
hydrology): Analysis of climate
change (water availability) impacts
and adaptability on farms and
ranches in Wyoming
Thank you, Alaska EPSCoR,
for this inspiring workshop!