Public managers as catalysts of knowledge co-production? Investigating knowledge dynamics in local environmental policy

被引：36

作者：

Maiello, Antonella ^{[1
]}

Viegas, Claudia V. ^{[2
]}

Frey, Marco ^{[1
]}

Ribeiro, Jose Luis D. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] St Anna Sch Adv Studies, I-56127 Pisa, Italy

[2] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, BR-88040 Florianopolis, SC, Brazil

[3] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, BR-90035190 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY | 2013年 / 27卷

关键词：

Knowledge co-production; Local environmental managers; Environmental policy; Public participation; CITIZEN PARTICIPATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; PORTO-ALEGRE; SCIENCE; GOVERNANCE; DEMOCRACY; COMANAGEMENT; AMBIVALENCE; COMMUNITIES; ENGAGEMENT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.envsci.2012.12.007

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Scholars agree that governance of the public environment entails cooperation between science, policy and society. This requires the active role of public managers as catalysts of knowledge co-production, addressing participatory arenas in relation to knowledge integration and social learning. This paper deals with the question of whether public managers acknowledge and take on this task. A survey accessing Directors of Environmental Offices (EOs) of 64 municipalities was carried out in parallel for two regions - Tuscany (Italy) and Porto Alegre Metropolitan Region (Brazil). The survey data were analysed using the multiple correspondence method. Results showed that, regarding policy practices, EOs do not play the role of knowledge co-production catalysts, since when making environmental decisions they only use technical knowledge. We conclude that there is a gap between theory and practice, and identify some factors that may hinder local environmental managers in acting as catalyst of knowledge co-production, raising a further question for future research. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：141 / 150

页数：10

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