Herman Karl
Co-Director, MIT-USGS Science Impact Collaborative (MUSIC)
Room 9-330
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
Email: hkarl@mit.edu
Tel: (617) 324-0262
Current Research
Analyzing the role of scientists, particularly federal government scientists, in stakeholder-driven, collaborative processes that include joint fact-finding; exploring the integration of local knowledge with expert knowledge; investigating the principles of community based stewardship as a means to attain more durable environmental policies.
Selected Publications
Beratan, K. and Karl, H.A., in review, Managing the science-policy interface in a complex and contentious world: U.S. Geol. Survey Prof. Paper, 38 p.
Karl, H.A., Chin, J.L., Ueber, E., Stauffer, P.H., and Hendley, J.W.,II, eds., 2001, Beyond the Golden Gateoceanography, geology, biology, and environmental issues in the Gulf of the Farallones: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1198 76 p. with CD of full book in pocket 242 p.
Karl, H.A., Turner, C.E., 2001, A model project for exploring the role of sustainability science in a citizen-centered, collaborative decision-making process: Human Ecology Review, v. 9, p. 67-71.;
Karl, H.A. and Turner, C.E., 2003, Incorporating science into decision-making: Science, v. 300, p. 1370.
Rofougaran, N.L., and Karl, H.A., in press, San Francisquito Creek "the problem of science in environmental disputes" joint fact finding as a transdisciplinary approach toward environmental policy making: U.S. Geol. Survey Prof. Paper, 70 p.
Recent Classes
11.375 Sustainability in a Changing Climate Spring 10
Recent Awards
U.S. Geological Survey Shoemaker Award for Communication Product Excellence; Earth Science Editors Outstanding Publication of the Year Award; National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Government Communications; U.S. Department of the Interior Superior Service Award
Additional Information
Chief Scientist, Western Geographic Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey and principal scientist in the Science Impact program (www.usgs.gov/science_impact) on assignment at MIT to develop the MIT-USGS Science Impact Collaborative (MUSIC)http://scienceimpact.mit.edu; member of the Department of the Interior 4Cs Partnership and Collaboration Action Team http://www.doi.gov/partnerships; instructor in the Bureau of Land Management Community Based Stewardship course and in the USGS course, Joint Fact FindingFinding Your Way through the Thicket of Science Intensive Disputes.
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