Karl Schaefer

Conseiller principal du directeur général, Direction des sciences et de la technologie de l'eau

Recherche et / ou projets en cours

Liaison ciblée en matière de science et de technologie, Liens entre les sciences et les politiques; courtier en connaissances.

Activités professionnelles / intérêts

Approches innovatrices à une meilleure intégration de politique scientifique; rédaction scientifique ciblée.

Arrangements institutionnels; gestion de l'eau; réutilisation des eaux usées, réutilisation de l'eau, programmes des Grands Lacs, économie de l'environnement

Prix et études

B.E.S., M.A., University of Waterloo

Principales publications

Schaefer, K. 2011 Science Policy Linkages In: Handbook of ecotoxicological terms (Férard, J.F. and Blaise, C., editors), Springer Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (in press).

Sheikheldin, G., G. Krantzberg and K. Schaefer. 2010. Science-Seeking Behaviour of Conservation Authorities in Ontario. Environmental Management 45:912-921.

Schaefer, K.A., A.T. Bielak and L.E. Brannen. 2010. Linking Water Science to Policy: A Canadian Experience, in: Water Systems Science and Policy Interfacing, Ph. Quevauviller (Ed.), RSC Publishing, Cambridge, ISBN: 978-1-84755)861-9, 281-292.

Bielak, A.T., J. Holmes, J. Savgård and K. Schaefer. 2009. A comparison of European and North American approaches to the management and communication of environmental research. Swedish Environmental Protection Agency Report 5958. 132 pp.

Bielak, A.T., A. Campbell, S. Pope, K. Schaefer and L. Shaxson. 2008. From Science Communications to Knowledge Brokering: The Shift from Science Push to Policy Pull. In Cheng, D., M. Claessens, T. Gascoigne, J. Metcalfe, B.Schiele and S. Shi (eds.), Communicating Science in Social Contexts: New models, new practices. Dordrecht: Springer. pp. 201-226.

Exall K, Jimenez B, Schaefer K and Marsalek J. 2008. United States and Canada. In: B. Jimenez and T. Asano (Eds.). Water reuse: An international survey of current practice, issues and needs. International Water Association. 37 pp.

Kleywegt, S., Smyth, S-A., Parrott, J., Schaefer, K., Lagacé, E., Payne, M., Topp, E., Beck, A., McLaughlin, A. and K. Ostapyk (eds). 2007. Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Canadian Environment: Research and Policy Directions. NWRI Scientific Assessment Report Series No.8. 53 p.

Schaefer, K. and A.T. Bielak. 2006. Linking Water Science to Policy: Results from a Series of National Workshops on Water. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 113(1): 431-442

Edge, T.A. and K.A. Schaefer (ed.). 2006. Microbial Source Tracking in Aquatic Ecosystems: The State of the Science and an Assessment of Needs. National Water Research Institute, Burlington, Ontario. NWRI Scientific Assessment Report Series No. 7 and Linking Water Science to Policy Workshop Series. 23 p.

Schaefer, K., D. Tate, S. Renzetti and C. Madramootoo. 2004. Manufacturing and Thermal Energy Demands. In Threats to Water Availability in Canada. NWRI Scientific Assessment Report Series No. 3 and ACSD Science Assessment Series No. 1. Environment Canada. 41-47.

Kreutzwiser, R., L. Moraru, R. de Loe, B. Mills and K. Schaefer. 2003. Drought Sensitivity of Municipal Water Supply Systems in Ontario. Great Lakes Geographer. 9(2):59-70.