Dissertation Research on Biodiversity: Where Scientists' Values, Society's Values, and Conservation Intersect

生物多样性论文研究：科学家价值观、社会价值观和保护的交叉点

• 批准号: 9121580
• 负责人: William Provine
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Cornell University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-02-01 至 1994-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9121580&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Biodiversity; Where; Scientists

The term currently most succcessful in drawing attention to global environmental problems and fostering action to combat those problems is 'biodiversity.' The central aim of this dissertation research project is to examine how and why scientists have shaped the concept of 'biodiversity' and promoted it to a broad audience. Through an extensive literature review and numerous interviews, the investigator plans to analyze why scientists value biodiversity, how they have promulgated this value in the public realm, and how they intend their results to influence environmental conservation imperatives, societal values towards nature, and nature itself. Analysis of scientific advocacy in the name of 'biodiversity' provides insight into the complex interactions between scientists' values, society's values, conservation, and the natural world. This modest grant will enable the collection of interview data in various parts of the U.S. and Costa Rica.

目前，在引起人们对全球环境问题的关注并促进采取行动解决这些问题方面，最成功的一个词是“生物多样性”。本论文研究项目的中心目标是研究科学家如何以及为什么塑造了“生物多样性”的概念，并将其推广给广泛的受众。通过广泛的文献回顾和大量的访谈，研究者计划分析为什么科学家重视生物多样性，他们如何在公共领域传播这一价值，以及他们如何打算他们的结果影响环境保护的必要性，对自然的社会价值，以及自然本身。以“生物多样性”的名义对科学宣传进行分析，可以洞察科学家价值观、社会价值观、保护和自然世界之间复杂的相互作用。这笔数额不大的赠款将用于收集美国和哥斯达黎加不同地区的采访数据。