Bridging science, policy and practice for sustainability: Towards a conceptual framework

被引:5
作者
Tambe, Sandeep [1 ]
Ballal, Aabha [1 ]
Tomar, Richa [1 ]
Wyborn, Carina [2 ]
DeFries, Ruth [3 ]
Ganguly, Sunayana [4 ]
Scarlett, Lynn [5 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Forest Management, Bhopal 462003, Madhya Pradesh, India
[2] Australian Natl Univ, Fenner Sch Environm & Soc, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
[3] Columbia Univ, Dept Ecol Evolut & Environm Biol, 1200 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027 USA
[4] Azim Premji Univ, Bengaluru 562125, India
[5] Nature Conservancy, 4245 S Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22203 USA
关键词
Science -policy -practice interface; Power dynamics; Tradeoffs; Wicked problem; Co; -production; Multi; -disciplinary; CONSERVATION; KNOWLEDGE; IMPLEMENTATION; COPRODUCTION; POPULATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.envsci.2023.04.007
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Sustainability issues at the interface of science, policy and practice are complex and in an urgent need of sound interventions. Producing science without assessing the nature of the conservation challenge can result in science getting undervalued and even ignored. While several models have been developed, they do not provide a blueprint for action. Without adequate guidance, the approaches adopted by stakeholders may be out of touch with the nature of the problem and may result in suboptimal outcomes. What are the types of sustainability challenges in the place-based, knowledge-action interface and how to tackle them? To address this gap, we build on scholarly work, to classify sustainability challenges into four idealized categories: namely, knowledge gap, multifaceted, hegemonic alliance and wicked problem. Then by assimilating insights from sustainability science studies we show that it is possible to suggest a suitable approach to these problems. Using this framework, we analyze case studies from India and show how it can enhance the ability of actors to tackle real-life sustainability issues. The unique contribution of this paper lies in constructing a schematic process for diagnosis and inter-vention when confronted with complex sustainability challenges. Future studies can further test, expand and refine this framework to make it more comprehensive and practice-based.
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页码:208 / 216
页数:9
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