Social and Environmental
Research Institute

Researching discursive approaches to policy and social relations to the environment and the practical gains provided by theory to realize concrete benefits to individuals, society, and the environment

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SERI Public Participation and Decision Making

Public Participation and Decision Making

The Institute conducts research on public participation in environmental and risk assessment and decision-making at all stages of policy processes, including design, research, decision making, implementation, and evaluation.


SERI Climate Change and Environmental Change: Driving Forces, Vulnerability, Mitigation, and Adaptation

Climate Change and Environmental Change: Driving Forces, Vulnerability, Mitigation, and Adaptation

The Institute's research related to climate change investigates driving forces, vulnerability, mitigation, and adaptation. Our research on environmental change has touched on a variety of policy domains, including management of coastal ecosystems, marine fisheries and aquaculture, and wildland fire.

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SERI Human Dimensions of Risk and Environment

Human Dimensions of Risk and Environment

The Institute's research on the human dimensions of risk explores the ways that social and institutional factors affect the risks from hazardous technologies.

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Nuclear waste management

Nuclear Waste Management

The Institute conducts research on nuclear waste management policy, including both commercial spent nuclear fuel and military high level wastes.

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