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Maria Carmen Lemos
Expertise
- Human Dimensions — Water Quality Policy and Management — Federal policy and strategies
- Human Dimensions — Water Quality Policy and Management — State policy and strategies
- Human Dimensions — Water Quality Policy and Management — Local government policy and strategies
- Human Dimensions — Water Quality Policy and Management — Community and cooperative management
Education / Outreach Target Audience
- Masters / PhD students
Professional Focus
My broad research interests are related to the human dimensions of global change and social studies of science. I am particularly interested in understanding: (a) the intersection between development and climate, especially concerning the relationship between anti-poverty programs and risk management (b) the use of technoscientific information, especially seasonal climate (El Nino forecasting) in building adaptive capacity to climate variability and change (drought planning, water management, and agriculture) in the U.S. (Great Lakes) and Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Chile); (c) the impact of technocratic decision-making on issues of democracy and equity; (d) the co-production of science and policy and the role of technocrats as decision makers; (e) the role of popular participation in urban environmental policymaking and policymaker/client interactions; (f)U.S.-Mexico border region environmental policymaking especially regarding transboundary water conflict, environmental health, a common use of shared natural resources.
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