Empowering Stakeholders and Policy Makers With Science-Based Simulation Modeling Tools

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ID3757159
AuthorsJames D Westervelt (University of Illnois at Urbana-Champaign), James Westervelt (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume44
Issue8
Pages1418-1437
Publication date2001-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00027640121956764
OpenAlexW2084761095
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

Pollen from genetically modified (GM) crops can potentially drift into neighboring non-GM crops. Wind can carry toxin-laden pollen from GM crops into surrounding natural areas. There are warnings that overuse of Bt corn (corn in which genetic material from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis has been copied) will result in the selection of European corn borer populations that are resistant to the Bt toxins. Each of these concerns is associated with powerful competing stakeholder interests resulting in continued public debates. Because of the intensity of stakeholder interest, the issue will not be solved solely within the scientific community. This article proposes that empowering stakeholders and policy markers with science-based simulation modeling tools will help bring more science into the policy process than would be possible with scientists only reporting modeling results

Bacillus thuringiensis · Biology · Business · Economics · Environmental resource management · Genetically modified crops · Genetically modified maize · Political science · Process (computing) · Public relations · Science policy · Stakeholder · Biotechnology · Computer Science · CRISPR and Genetic Engineering · Genetically Modified Organisms Research · Insect Resistance and Genetics · Public Administration

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