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How Social Sciences Are & Are Not Being Woven Into Atmospheric Science Professional Research Associate Resilient Communi>es Research Ins>tute Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Professor Emeritus Geography U of Colorado Colorado Springs January 23, 2017 AMS SeaOle, WA
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HowSocialSciencesAre&AreNotBeingWovenIntoAtmosphericScience
ProfessionalResearchAssociateResilientCommuni>esResearchIns>tuteCalPolySanLuisObispoProfessorEmeritusGeographyUofColoradoColoradoSpringsJanuary23,2017AMSSeaOle,WA
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Today’sremarksBriefLookBack&LookForward
Effortstointegratethesocialsciences&atmosphericscien>stsgowayback
Inspiredbylife&workofhazardsgeographerpioneerGilbertF.WhiteMyowneffortsbeganasahumangeographerin1976aYertheBigThompsonFlood
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Weather&Society*IntegratedStudiesWAS*ISmovement-funded2005-2011
300WAS*ISers+hundredsmore“friends”inUS,Canada,Australia,Caribbean,NewZealand,France,GermanyAustralia
FaceBookpagehasmorethan850usersWAS*ISstudentpagehas250usersSIGNup?
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Changingtheweatherenterprisebycomprehensively&sustainablyintegra>ngsocialscienceintometeorologicalresearch&prac>ce
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WAS*IScapacitybuildingini>a>veaddressedtwopersistentissues
Iwanttodoworkthatintegratesmeteorology&societalimpactsBUT….
-Idon’tknowhow&….-Idon’tknowanyoneelsewhodoesthiskindofwork
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WAS*ISmission–buildingsocio-metero-logycapacity1. Buildaninterdisciplinarycommunityof
prac>>oners,researchers&stakeholders—fromthegrassrootsup—dedicatedtotheintegra;onofmeteorology&socialscience
2. Provideopportuni>estolearn&examineideas,methods&examplesrelatedtointegratedweather-societywork
• Tools–qualita>vemethods,surveys,interviews• Concepts–speakingthesamelanguage,problemdefini>on• Topics–introstosocialsciences,vulnerability&resilience
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SocialScienceWovenintoMeteorologyNa>onalWeatherCenter,Norman,OK2008-2012• Fundedcollabora>onbetweenNOAA&UofOklahoma
• Capacitybuilding• Tosustainablyweavetogethersocialscience&atmosphericscienceintheNa>onalWeatherCenter
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RussSchumacherColoradoStateU
2013,2014SPREADworkshops(StudiesofPrecipita>on,Flooding&RainfallExtremesAcrossDisciplines)Bringtogetherhydrology,meteorology,sociologyPhDstudents
NSFfundedDevelopimprovedwaystopredictheavyrainfallthatleadtoflooding&waystocommunicatethatinforma;onmoreeffec;vely
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Sta>s>ciandescribingextremevaluetheorytohydrologist,economist,historian&meteorologist
“Oneofthestrongpointsoftheworkshopwashowitopenedmyeyestohowotherfieldslookatfloodevents”“Interdisciplinaryresearchisinherentlydifficult,buttheworkshopremindedmethatit'soneoflife'sfunchsallenges.Ifeelreinvigorated&op>mis>caboutdoinggoodscience”“Ihavesomuchmoreinsightintothesocialscienceperspec>ve&theirmethodsaYerthisworkshop”
Newparadigm(?)Socio-hydrologyisflourishing>than80ar>cles&20Ph.D.studentsNa>onalHydrologicWarningCouncilSmootherpublic/privatesectorrela>onships
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VortexSE4SocialscienceresearchprojectsAddressingriskawareness&response&tornadodamagemi>ga>on($741k)
1. Addressinginterconnec>onsbetweenthebuilt&naturalenvironmentsthroughpost-eventdamagesurveys
2. TornadowarningresponseintheSoutheastUS:Advancingknowledgeforac>oninTennessee
3. Complacency&falsealarmsintornadoaffectedcommuni>es4. Understandingtheflowofweatherinforma>on&associated
uncertainty&itseffectsonemergencymanagers&publics
1/6offundingforsocialscienceresearch-isthisGreatnews?
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Someofmanychallenges1. Manys>llunderes>matevalueofsocialscience
(dilutesphysicalscience,notrigorous)2. Needforgenuinecollabora>ons-includesocial
scien>stsasprojectslaunch3. LiOlefollowthrough–constantlyre-inven>ng(five
yearprojectlifespans?)4. Socialscien>stsnotinterestedinbeingadd-onsor
marke>ngforecas>ngtoolsinventedinalaboratory5.WAS*ISreinven>onrequiresculturechangeSomeeffortstore-inventundermineprogress&reinforceoldstovepipedwaysofdoingbusinessattheintersec>onofweather&society
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Morechallenges6.Adjacentvsintegratedprojects7.Cheerleadingforsocialscienceisconsideredsocialscience
Placeholders• Someofthebrightestpeople
havevestedinterestinkeepingthingsthesame
• Isitstrategictostands;llasa
hedgeagainstlosingground?
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Ph.D.leaders–ambi>ous&self-directed–whyistherenowheretostudythis?
MinhPhanGeog
CastleWilliamsGeog
DerekaCarrollAtmosScience
ChrisUejioGeog
PlusAlanBlack&manyothersmakingsignificantcontribu>ons
JenHendersonSci&TechInSociety
HeatherLazrusAnthro
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• Workisbeingdonebydedicatedbravecharisma>cpolicyentrepreneurswhoweavesocialscienceintotheirdailywork
• EXHAUSTING&unsustainablewithoutins>tu>onalsupport
MoreseniorityMorefundingYet….
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In2017• ReportfromtheNa>onalAcademyCommiOeeonAdvancingSocial&BehavioralScienceResearchApplica>onwithintheWeatherEnterprise
• NewSocialScience-ExtremeWeatherResearchAllianceatNa>onalWeatherCenter
NEED• Sustainedcapacitybuildingeffortsforearlycareeratmosphericscien>sts&socialscien>stsincludingcommunica>onexperts,sociologists,psychologists,geographers,economists,riskanalysts&others
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Exci>ngnewini>a>ves:Interac>ve,real->me,agile,apps-Motoristsbehaviorinflashfloods• IsabelleRuinGrenoble,France• BrendaPhilipsUMassachuseOs
LivingLabTestBedforWirelessEmergencyAlerts
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Na>onalResearchCouncilCommiOeeonAtmosphericSciencesTheAtmosphericSciences&Man’sNeedsPriori;esfortheFuture1971
ThecommiOeerecognizesthat-thoroughassessmentsofthebenefitsofweatherforecas>ngorofotherweatherservicesdonotexist-thatdissemina>onofinforma>ontothepublicislargelybasedontradi>onalproceduresusingoutmodedtechnology&-thatthereisoYeninsufficientinterac>onbetweentheuser&theinforma>onsystem
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2017AMSLookingback/Lookingforward-Addonsocialscien>st>40years
Fromparalleluniversestowovenfabricofphysical&socialscience
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Thanksfortoday’sinvita>[email protected]
InformalMeetupthisevening–GettoknowotherswhoshareyourpassionEOa’s2020WesternAve,SeaOle,WA981216pm
