Conservation Learning Networks
Who We Are
Bruce Goldstein, Associate Professor, Department of Planning and Design, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado-Denver
William Butler, Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, College of Social Sciences, Florida State University
Our Purpose
Achieving sustainability will require fundamental change within our most stable and durable institutions, which are often unable to initiate changes required to avoid crossing dangerous thresholds of social and ecological change. How can we foster necessary change to pursue sustainability in a directed and constructive way, in ways that engage individuals across organizations, disciplines, and jurisdictions? By investigating conservation learning networks, we hope to discover transferable approaches to effective network design, process and management.
Conservation learning networks are a collaborative approach to adaptive management at multiple spatial, temporal, and organizational scales. These networks create a learning environment through which innovation can flow and shared capacity can grow. Since 2005, we have studied the US Fire Learning Network, with support from the Northern Research Station of the US Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy. We are also initiating a study of other conservation learning networks, including those that address global climate change. Our peer-reviewed publications, outreach materials, and other products from this research are available through this website. We welcome your comments, questions, and insights.
William Butler, Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, College of Social Sciences, Florida State University
Our Purpose
Achieving sustainability will require fundamental change within our most stable and durable institutions, which are often unable to initiate changes required to avoid crossing dangerous thresholds of social and ecological change. How can we foster necessary change to pursue sustainability in a directed and constructive way, in ways that engage individuals across organizations, disciplines, and jurisdictions? By investigating conservation learning networks, we hope to discover transferable approaches to effective network design, process and management.
Conservation learning networks are a collaborative approach to adaptive management at multiple spatial, temporal, and organizational scales. These networks create a learning environment through which innovation can flow and shared capacity can grow. Since 2005, we have studied the US Fire Learning Network, with support from the Northern Research Station of the US Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy. We are also initiating a study of other conservation learning networks, including those that address global climate change. Our peer-reviewed publications, outreach materials, and other products from this research are available through this website. We welcome your comments, questions, and insights.