Interaction Between Scientists and Nonscientists in Community-Based Watershed Management: Emergence of the Concept of Strream Naturalization

摘要

Watershed management, although dependent on science and engineering, is first and foremost social process. Given the current emphasis on community-based approaches to enviornmental decision making, scientists must, more than ever before, understand, appreciate, respect, and immerse themselves within local social contexts. Only by doing so will they be able to ensure that their opinions and information are fairly and meaningfully considered by nonscientists.