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Cockburn, Jessica; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University; jessicacockburn@gmail.com; Rouget, Mathieu; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Rouget@ukzn.ac.za; Slotow, Rob; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment, University College, London; slotow@ukzn.ac.za; Roberts, Debra; Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department, eThekwini Municipality; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; debra.roberts@durban.gov.za; Boon, Richard; Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department, eThekwini Municipality; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; kzntrees@gmail.com; Douwes, Errol; Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department, eThekwini Municipality; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Errol.Douwes@durban.gov.za; O'Donoghue, Sean; Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department, eThekwini Municipality; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Odunoghue@ukzn.ac.za; Downs, Colleen T.; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; downs@ukzn.ac.za; Mukherjee, Shomen; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; School of Liberal Studies, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India; shomenm@gmail.com; Musakwa, Walter; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Department of Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg; musakwarup@gmail.com; Mutanga, Onisimo; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; MutangaO@ukzn.ac.za; Mwabvu, Tarombera; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Mwabvut@ukzn.ac.za; Odindi, John; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Odindi@ukzn.ac.za; Odindo, Alfred; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Odindoa@ukzn.ac.za; Procheş, Şerban; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Prochess@ukzn.ac.za; Ramdhani, Syd; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Ramdhani@ukzn.ac.za; Ray-Mukherjee, Jayanti; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; School of Liberal Studies, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India; jayanti.rm@gmail.com; Sershen, ; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Naidoose@ukzn.ac.za; Schoeman, M. Corrie; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; schoemanc@ukzn.ac.za; Smit, Albertus J; Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department, eThekwini Municipality; Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Department, Faculty of Natural Science, University of the Western Cape; albertus.smit@gmail.com; Wale, Edilegnaw; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; walee@ukzn.ac.za; Willows-Munro, Sandi; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Willows-munro@ukzn.ac.za. |
The gap between scientific knowledge and implementation in the fields of biodiversity conservation, environmental management, and climate change adaptation has resulted in many calls from practitioners and academics to provide practical solutions responding effectively to the risks and opportunities of global environmental change, e.g., Future Earth. We present a framework to guide the implementation of science-action partnerships based on a real-world case study of a partnership between a local municipality and an academic institution to bridge the science-action gap in the eThekwini Municipal Area, South Africa. This partnership aims to inform the implementation of sustainable land-use planning, biodiversity conservation, environmental management, and... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity conservation; Boundary organization; Climate change adaptation; Collaboration; Environmental management; Sustainable development; Transdisciplinary research.. |
Ano: 2016 |
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Cash, David W.; Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs; david.cash@state.ma.us; Adger, W. Neil; University of East Anglia; N.Adger@uea.ac.uk; Berkes, Fikret; University of Manitoba; berkes@cc.umanitoba.ca; Garden, Po; Chiang Mai University; po@sea-user.org; Lebel, Louis; Chiang Mai University; llebel@loxinfo.co.th; Olsson, Per; Stockholm University; potto@system.ecology.su.se; Pritchard, Lowell; National Wildlife Federation; pritchard@nwf.org; Young, Oran; University of California; young@bren.ucsb.edu. |
The empirical evidence in the papers in this special issue identifies pervasive and difficult cross-scale and cross-level interactions in managing the environment. The complexity of these interactions and the fact that both scholarship and management have only recently begun to address this complexity have provided the impetus for us to present one synthesis of scale and cross-scale dynamics. In doing so, we draw from multiple cases, multiple disciplines, and multiple perspectives. In this synthesis paper, and in the accompanying cases, we hypothesize that the dynamics of cross-scale and cross-level interactions are affected by the interplay between institutions at multiple levels and scales. We suggest that the advent of co-management structures and... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Scale; Level; Cross-scale dynamics; Boundary organization; Co-management. |
Ano: 2006 |
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Boissin, Denis. |
Modern environmental issues imply that decision-makers have the capacity to take into account possibly conflicting information from distinct domains, such as science and economics. As the development of technology increases the temporal and spatial scopes of risks, decision-makers can no longer consider economic and scientific information separately but should encourage experts to work together. Boundary organizations, institutions that cross the gap between two different domains, are able to act beyond the boundaries while remaining accountable to each side (Guston, 2001). By encouraging a flow of information across the boundaries, they permit an exchange to take place, while maintaining the authority of each domain (Cash et al., 2003; Clark et al.,... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Decision-making; Opinion; Agent-based simulation; Multi-agent; Boundary organization; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; Production Economics. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53532 |
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Boissin, Denis. |
Modern environmental issues imply that decision-makers take into account opinions from experts of different spheres. Boundary organizations are institutions able to cross the gap between different areas of expertise and to act beyond the boundaries while remaining accountable to each side: by encouraging a flow of useful information, they permit an exchange to take place while maintaining the authority of each side, in order to provide a better knowledge and understanding of a situation characterized by uncertainty. Though never formally proved, this hypothesis is widely accepted based on the observation of existing boundary organizations. Through a multi-agent simulation, it is possible to assess their impact on the diffusion of opinions among experts.... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Boundary organization; Opinion; Knowledge diffusion; Multi-agent system; Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57494 |
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