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Social-Ecological Research in Wyoming

Social-Ecological Research in Wyoming. Dr. Sarah Strauss, Department of Anthropology Dr. Mariah Ehmke, Department of Agricultural Economics Dr.Kristi Hansen, Department of Agricultural Economics. Social-Ecological Research in Anthropology. Anthropology (discipline for dilettantes!)

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Social-Ecological Research in Wyoming

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  1. Social-Ecological Research in Wyoming Dr. Sarah Strauss, Department of Anthropology Dr. Mariah Ehmke, Department of Agricultural Economics Dr.Kristi Hansen, Department of Agricultural Economics

  2. Social-Ecological Research in Anthropology • Anthropology (discipline for dilettantes!) • Water and Climate Change in Leukerbad (talked about this at first Living on Earth conference, working on book now, linking Swiss case to wider context)

  3. Social-Ecological Research at UW’s School for Environment and Natural Resources • Primarily Applied/Policy Research, but work with both natural and social scientists on Wyoming/Rockies related research • Water/Climate/Drought: Assessing the Future of Wyoming’s Water Resources, with office of state climatologist; report plus film in production • Commercial Wind Development in Wyoming: bringing together economists with local landowners and legislators • Wyoming Open Spaces Initiative: LU/CC, ecology, community services and planning processes

  4. Social-Ecological Research in Business and Health Sciences at UW • Jackson Hole Energy Sustainability Project: Joint effort between UW College of Business and School of Energy Resources, combining home energy audits with economic analysis and grid-scaled energy management strategies • Organic Farming: Considering ecological, marketing, and economic factors in organic cash crop production in Wyoming • Sustainable Community Food Systems for Food Security: Community and University partnership

  5. Social-Ecological Research in Anthropology and Beyond… • Robert Kelly, archaeologist, working on preliminary study in Glacier National Park to explore ice patches as the glaciers retreat, evaluate human occupation as related to changing climate • Proposed project on Energy, Social Capital and Adaptation to Climate Change: Wind and Coal in Wyoming (Anthropology/Ag Econ/Marketing)

  6. Old and New Energy in Wyoming

  7. Social-Ecological Research in Agriculture/Economics • Shogren: behavioral economics (application of psychology to economics) and climate change. • Ehmke (economics, agronomy): Adapting feedstock to changing climate in ranch operations.

  8. Social-Ecological Research in Agriculture/Economics • Rashford et al.: Impact of climate change on wetland function and wildlife habitat in the Northern Great Plains; Hansen et al.: markets for ecosystem services (ecology and economics) . • Bastian et al. (economics, hydrology): Analysis of climate change (water availability) impacts and adaptability on farms and ranches in Wyoming

  9. Thank you, Alaska EPSCoR, for this inspiring workshop!

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