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Last Update: 4-13-99 E-mail: geowebmaster@nsf.gov |
Research Opportunities
The National Science Foundation supports basic research on the Human Dimensions of Global Change (HDGC). HDGC research focuses on the interactions between human and natural systems, with an emphasis on the social and behavioral processes that shape and influence those interactions. Proposals for general research on HDGC must be clearly related to social, psychological, economic, demographic, anthropological, geographic, governmental, legal, institutional, and/or ethical aspects of global change including the development of statistical methodology and mathematics models. Although the emphasis is on global change, proposals for research on regional or local phenomena are welcome provided the implications for global effects are clearly specified in the proposal. Proposals should be well grounded in relevant social science theory, they should explain how the research will contribute to the enhancement of that theory, and they should clearly outline and justify the research methods to be used. Proposals to build or synthesize databases should include detailed research plans for use of the data. Potential TopicsPotential topics for research on HDGC, as identified by a federal interagency white paper on HDGC research, a federal interagency report on economics and global change, and a National Research Council report on priorities for HDGC, include, but are not limited to, research on:
In addition to general HDGC research, NSF supports basic research on topics relevant to the formation and execution of environmental policies. The objective of policy sciences research for HDGC, as defined for the purposes of this competition, is to advance basic research on the processes, methodological tools, and formal models fundamental to the creation, implementation, and evaluation of environmental policies. The NSF encourages proposals that incorporate interdisciplinary approaches and/or interdisciplinary collaborations on research issues relevant to environmental policies. In addition to furthering basic research on environmental policy issues, the NSF seeks to support the communication and dissemination of results to the policy communities. Proposal Submission InformationHDGC is a coordinated activity sustained by the cooperation of programs in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) and the Office of Polar Programs (OPP). Proposals should be submitted to the most relevant program in these units in accordance with the guidelines in the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG), NSF 00-2. HDGC projects that will produce data and information of value to the broader global change research communities must include a special information and supplementary documentation section (Proposal Section I) titled "Data and Information Availability." Section I is described in detail on page 10 of the GPG, and is not counted in the 15-page Project Description limitation. This discussion should describe the data and information products, the management plans for their validation, quality control and archiving, and the costs for these activities. Participating ProgramsArchaeology,
Archaeometry, and Systematic Collections Special Research Opportunities in FY99NSF/EPA Decision-making
and Valuation for Environmental Policy Additional InformationPeople and the Arctic: A Prospectus for Research on the Human Dimensions of the Arctic System HDGC Awards ListsFY 1997 Awards, Social, Behavioral, and
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