Studia Metodologiczne, 2013, nr 30

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Aspekty normatywne i metodologiczne ekologii stosowanej - na styku nauki i polityki
(Wydawnictwo UAM, 2013) Dereniowska, Małgorzata
The urgency of environmental protection generates a growing demand for scientific information. The science-policy interface raises new challenges for the conventional model of the role of science. Consequently, the methodological status of some ecological concepts is under transformation. The normative characteristics of these concepts entail serious practical consequences, raising doubts about their possible misuse to legitimize political interests. This paper analyzes the above problem in relation to the concepts of ecosystem health, ecological stability, and integrity. The aim is to illuminate value-based components and investigate the relationship between the scientific and extrascientific components of these concepts.