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Provedor de dados: | Ecology and Society
País: | Canada
Título: | Communication and sustainability science teams as complex systems
Autores: | McGreavy, Bridie; New England Sustainability Consortium, University of Maine; bridie.mcgreavy@maine.edu; Lindenfeld, Laura; Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center &amp; Communication &amp; Journalism, University of Maine; Laura_Lindenfeld@umit.maine.edu; Hutchins Bieluch, Karen; Dartmouth College; Karen_Hutchins@umit.maine.edu; Silka, Linda; Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, University of Maine; Linda_Silka@umit.maine.edu; Leahy, Jessica ; School of Forest Resources, University of Maine; jessica.leahy@maine.edu; Zoellick, Bill; Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park; bill@sercinstitute.org.
Data: | 2015-01-08
Ano: | 2015
Palavras-chave: | Communication; Interdisciplinary collaboration; Public participation in scientific research; Resilience; Structuration Theory; Sustainability science.
Resumo: | Communication is essential to resilience, as interactions among humans influence how social-ecological systems (SES) respond to change. Our research focuses on how specific communication interactions on sustainability science teams, such as how people meet with each other; the ways in which they categorize themselves and others; the decision-making models they use; and their communication competencies affect outcomes. We describe research from a two-year study of communication in Maine's Sustainability Solutions Initiative, a statewide network of sustainability science teams. Our results demonstrate that decision making and communication competencies influenced mutual understanding, inclusion of diverse ideas, and progress toward sustainability-related goals. We discuss our results in light of key resilience themes and conclude with recommendations for communication design in sustainability teams for improved collaborative process and outcomes.
Tipo: | Peer-Reviewed Reports
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | vol20/iss1/art2/
Editor: | Resilience Alliance
Formato: | text/html application/pdf
Fonte: | Ecology and Society; Vol. 20, No. 1 (2015)