Science, Myth, and the Mangement of Natural Resources

Authors

Frederick D. Provenza, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Rangelands

Volume

22

Issue

4

Publisher

Society for Range Management

Publication Date

2000

Recommended Citation

Provenza, F. D. (2000). Science, Myth, and the Mangernent of Natural Resources. Rangelands, 22(4), 33-36.

First Page

33

Last Page

36

Abstract

In what follows, I draw a distinction between reductionist science that accents parts and systems science that accents wholes. I conclude that both views are deeply interrelated, and that neither position alone will solve the problems we face today. Science provides understanding of processes, but it can only provide likelihoods of behaviors of systems, given sets of conditions, none of which are known absolutely. Moreover, science only elucidates what is, not what ought to be.

Comments

Originally published by the Society for Range Management. Publisher's PDF available through remote link.