astronomy

Nives Dolšak

Nives Dolšak is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Nives Dolšak rather than just read about it. In short: Nives Dolšak is the Stan and Alta Barer Professor in Sustainability Science, and the director of the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. She has also served as a visiting professor of Economics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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Reference excerpt

Nives Dolšak is the Stan and Alta Barer Professor in Sustainability Science, and the director of the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. She has also served as a visiting professor of Economics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Dolšak studies the aggregation and governance of common pool resources, including practices such as community action, social capital, market-based instruments, traditional regulatory policies, and the effects of globalization. She focuses on political and economic factors that influence the adoption of environmental policies such as the mitigation of global climate change. Her research ranges from local to international levels, including the state of Washington, the United States, Eastern and Central Europe, and the world. Dolšak is a co-editor with Elinor Ostrom of The Drama of the Commons (2002) and The Commons in the New Millennium: Challenges and Adaptation (2003).

Early life and education Dolšak earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Dolšak attended Indiana University Bloomington, from which she received a Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy and International Relations in 2000.

Career Dolšak joined the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA) at the University of Washington in 2010. As of 2013 she was hired under a 50%-50% joint appointment at the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at University of Washington Bothell and the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs in the College of the Environment at UW Seattle. As of 2014, she became 100% full-time at SMEA. She became director of the SMEA and the Stan and Alta Barer Professor in Sustainability Science in 2019. From 2012-2018, Dolšak was also a visiting professor in Economics at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. In 2022, Dolšak was appointed to the Coastal Marine Advisory Council by the Governor of Washington, Jay Inslee. She also serves on the Science Panel of the Puget Sound Partnership. Dolšak is a contributor to Forbes and other publications.

Awards and honors 1992-1993, Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Slovenia 2013, Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award, College of the Environment, University of Washington 2018, Outstanding Community Impact Award, College of the Environment, University of Washington

Selected publications

Books Ostrom, Elinor; Dietz, Thomas; Dolšak, Nives; Stern, Paul C.; Stonich, Susan; Weber, Elke U., eds. (2002). The drama of the commons. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. ISBN 978-0309082501. Dolšak, Nives; Ostrom, Elinor, eds. (2003). The commons in the new millennium: challenges and adaptation. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262541428.

Journal articles Hicks, Christina C.; Levine, Arielle; Agrawal, Arun; Basurto, Xavier; Breslow, Sara J.; Carothers, Courtney; Charnley, Susan; Coulthard, Sarah; Dolšak, Nives; Donatuto, Jamie; Garcia-Quijano, Carlos; Mascia, Michael B.; Norman, Karma; Poe, Melissa R.; Satterfield, Terre; St. Martin, Kevin; Levin, Phillip S. (April 2016). "Engage key social concepts for sustainability". Science. 352 (6281): 38–40. doi:10.1126/science.aad4977. Hrovatin, Nevenka; Dolšak, Nives; Zorić, Jelena (20 July 2016). "Factors impacting investments in energy efficiency and clean technologies: empirical evidence from Slovenian manufacturing firms". Journal of Cleaner Production. 127: 475–486. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.039. ISSN 0959-6526. Chrun, Elizabeth; Dolšak, Nives; Prakash, Aseem (17 October 2016). "Corporate Environmentalism: Motivations and Mechanisms". Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 41: 341–362. doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-110615-090105. ISSN 1543-5938. Breslow, Sara Jo; Sojka, Brit; Barnea, Raz; Basurto, Xavier; Carothers, Courtney; Charnley, Susan; Coulthard, Sarah; Dolšak, Nives; Donatuto, Jamie; García-Quijano, Carlos; Hicks, Christina C.; Levine, Arielle; Mascia, Michael B.; Norman, Karma; Poe, Melissa; Satterfield, Terre; Martin, Kevin St.; Levin, Phillip S. (1 December 2016). "Conceptualizing and operationalizing human wellbeing for ecosystem assessment and management". Environmental Science & Policy. 66: 250–259. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2016.06.023. ISSN 1462-9011. Dolšak, Nives; Prakash, Aseem (17 October 2018). "The Politics of Climate Change Adaptation". Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 43: 317–341. doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-102017-025739. ISSN 1543-5938. Scurlock, Rebecca; Dolsak, Nives; Prakash, Aseem (1 February 2020). "Recovering from Scandals: Twitter Coverage of Oxfam and Save the Children Scandals". VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 31 (1): 94–110. doi:10.1007/s11266-019-00148-x. ISSN 1573-7888. Dolšak, Nives; Prakash, Aseem (12 May 2022). "Three Faces of Climate Justice". Annual Review of Political Science. 25: 283–301. doi:10.1146/annurev-polisci-051120-125514. ISSN 1094-2939.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Nives Dolšak

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Nives Dolšak claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Nives Dolšak before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Nives Dolšak ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Nives Dolšak

In research: Nives Dolšak appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Nives Dolšak in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Nives Dolšak is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century economists, Indiana University Bloomington alumni, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Nives Dolšak outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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