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Social-Ecological Systems Meta-Analysis Database: Variables

Variable TypeOrdinal
Variable Component TypeActor
Variable KindInteraction
ThemeKnowledge and uncertainty (learn about themes)
ProjectsSESMAD
QuestionWhat is the level of scientific knowledge this actor group has regarding the condition of this environmental commons?
Select Options1 Low, 2 Medium, 3 High
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ImportanceKnowledge of resource conditions is widely believed to be a requirement for sustainable management - i.e. if you don't know how the resources are doing, you cannot change management practices in response to changing resource conditions. Many presume that this knowledge must be based on systematic scientific monitoring (although others argue that local or traditional knowledge may also be important).
Definition

Scientific knowledge refers to systematized knowledge based on systematic inquiry. Generally, scientific knowledge refers to knowledge available in peer-reviewed publications or other highly reputable sources (e.g. such as some government reports), produced by scientists with formal training.

High: the condition of the resource is understood with a high degree of confidence by this actor group based on scientific information.

Low: This actor group has little or no scientific information about the resource (e.g., no or very few studies have been done to ascertain the condition of the resource).

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