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Empirically derived guidance for social scientists to influence environmental policy
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Marshall, N and Adger, N and Attwood, S and Brown, K and Crissman, C and Cvitanovic, C and De Young, C and Gooch, M and James, C and Jessen, S and Johnson, D and Marshall, P and Park, S and Wachenfeld, D and Wrigley, D, Empirically derived guidance for social scientists to influence environmental policy, PLoS One, 12, (3) Article e0171950. ISSN 1932-6203 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171950
Abstract
Failure to stem trends of ecological disruption and associated loss of ecosystem services
worldwide is partly due to the inadequate integration of the human dimension into environmental
decision-making. Decision-makers need knowledge of the human dimension of
resource systems and of the social consequences of decision-making if environmental management
is to be effective and adaptive. Social scientists have a central role to play, but little
guidance exists to help them influence decision-making processes. We distil 348 years of
cumulative experience shared by 31 environmental experts across three continents into
advice for social scientists seeking to increase their influence in the environmental policy
arena. Results focus on the importance of process, engagement, empathy and acumen and
reveal the importance of understanding and actively participating in policy processes
through co-producing knowledge and building trust. The insights gained during this research
might empower a science-driven cultural change in science-policy relations for the routine
integration of the human dimension in environmental decision making; ultimately for an
improved outlook for earth's ecosystems and the billions of people that depend on them.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | social science, evidence, knowledge exchange |
| Research Division: | Studies in Human Society |
| Research Group: | Policy and Administration |
| Research Field: | Environment Policy |
| Objective Division: | Environment |
| Objective Group: | Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards |
| Objective Field: | Coastal and Marine Management Policy |
| Author: | Cvitanovic, C (Dr Christopher Cvitanovic) |
| ID Code: | 115264 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Deposited By: | Centre for Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Deposited On: | 2017-03-13 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-04-11 |
| Downloads: | 4 View Download Statistics |
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