This book presents a new way of looking at and analyzing policies programs and or plans in
which research scientists have used their knowledge to develop mechanisms such as South
Africa's National Water Resource Strategy Second Edition Australian and South African climate
change adaptation strategies for government entities and the UNDP's Water and Ocean Governance
focus area. It critically assesses how science can be used in the service of society and how
researchers and practitioners can bridge the gaps that arise as a result of incomplete
thinking. Presenting a bird's-eye view of how thinking and understanding operate in the policy
context it offers a valuable contribution to fields of inquiry such as research methods
comparative analyses political science international relations and the natural and social
sciences in general. This book fills a market gap providing real-world solutions to the
practical application of science paradigms andtheories.
