Beyond Polarization

“California’s extraordinary system of marine protected areas is the product of an equally extraordinary and innovative public-private partnership. By engaging scientists, policy makers, ocean users, and the public in a collaborative process, the state designed the first science-based network of marine protected areas in the United States. Beyond Polarization describes the challenges and lessons learned from this model effort and demonstrates how science can bring us together to protect and restore the ocean that sustains us.”–Julie Packard, Executive Director, Monterey Bay Aquarium

Steven L. Yaffee is Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy at the University of Michigan. He has worked for more than forty years on endangered species, public lands, and ecosystem management policy, and the design and management of collaborative decision-making processes. He is the author or co-author of five books.