LOICZ Dahlem-type Workshop

The Dahlem workshop model aims to foster scientific creativity, the exchange of information and ideas between different fields, and the development of new theses on the basis of well-founded research. Bill Dennison and Michael Williams from IAN participated in a week long Dahlem-type workshop on the outskirts of Oslo, Norway. The workshop (pdf), entitled "Global environmental change in the coastal zone: A socio-ecological integration" was sponsored by the Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ), part of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme and the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Climate Change. Four teams of natural, social, and economic scientists from six continents addressed issues like coastal syndromes, innovation, scale, and governance. IAN products like report cards will be featured in the conference outputs.

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