Aspen Global Change Institute: 25 Years of Interdisciplinary Global Change Science
Global environmental changes such as climate change result from the interaction of human and natural systems. Research to understand these changes and options for addressing them requires the physical, environmental, and social sciences, as well as engineering and other applied fields. In this essay, we describe how the Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) has provided leadership in global change science over the past 25 years—in particular how it has contributed to the integration of the natural and social sciences needed to research the drivers of change, Earth system response, natural and human system impacts, and options for risk management. We illustrate the ways the history of AGCI has been intertwined with the evolution of global change science as it has become an increasingly interdisciplinary endeavor.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1342316
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-114923
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol. 97, Issue 11; ISSN 0003-0007
- Publisher:
- American Meteorological Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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