Narrowing the gap between climate science and adaptation action: The role of boundary chains
Boundary organizations play a critical role at the interface between science and decision making. They create, protect and sustain an interactive space for co-production of science and decision-making while simultaneously bridging the two domains. In this special issue we advance the concept of boun...
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| author | Christine J. Kirchhoff Maria Carmen Lemos Scott Kalafatis |
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| description | Boundary organizations play a critical role at the interface between science and decision making. They create, protect and sustain an interactive space for co-production of science and decision-making while simultaneously bridging the two domains. In this special issue we advance the concept of boundary chains, whereby two or more boundary organizations link together synergistically to influence one another and to leverage each other’s resources and strengths to achieve shared goals. In this process both the level of complementary and embeddedness between these organizations is critical for achieving these goals. Through a series of case studies focusing primarily but not exclusively on climate information use in the United States, we aim to advance scholarship in the field by examining innovation among boundary organizations and testing the boundary chain concept. In doing so, we focus on boundary chains both as a theoretical construct to re-think the structure, function, and adaptability of boundary organizations and as a practical strategy to further increase the usability of climate knowledge for adaptation action across a wider range of users. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c7698cd375c449b9e806406110f23e32022-12-21T19:48:38ZengElsevierClimate Risk Management2212-09632015-01-019C1510.1016/j.crm.2015.06.002Narrowing the gap between climate science and adaptation action: The role of boundary chainsChristine J. KirchhoffMaria Carmen LemosScott KalafatisBoundary organizations play a critical role at the interface between science and decision making. They create, protect and sustain an interactive space for co-production of science and decision-making while simultaneously bridging the two domains. In this special issue we advance the concept of boundary chains, whereby two or more boundary organizations link together synergistically to influence one another and to leverage each other’s resources and strengths to achieve shared goals. In this process both the level of complementary and embeddedness between these organizations is critical for achieving these goals. Through a series of case studies focusing primarily but not exclusively on climate information use in the United States, we aim to advance scholarship in the field by examining innovation among boundary organizations and testing the boundary chain concept. In doing so, we focus on boundary chains both as a theoretical construct to re-think the structure, function, and adaptability of boundary organizations and as a practical strategy to further increase the usability of climate knowledge for adaptation action across a wider range of users.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096315000200Boundary organizationBoundary chainInformation usabilityClimate change adaptationSynergyScience and decision-making |
| spellingShingle | Christine J. Kirchhoff Maria Carmen Lemos Scott Kalafatis Narrowing the gap between climate science and adaptation action: The role of boundary chains Climate Risk Management Boundary organization Boundary chain Information usability Climate change adaptation Synergy Science and decision-making |
| title | Narrowing the gap between climate science and adaptation action: The role of boundary chains |
| title_full | Narrowing the gap between climate science and adaptation action: The role of boundary chains |
| title_fullStr | Narrowing the gap between climate science and adaptation action: The role of boundary chains |
| title_full_unstemmed | Narrowing the gap between climate science and adaptation action: The role of boundary chains |
| title_short | Narrowing the gap between climate science and adaptation action: The role of boundary chains |
| title_sort | narrowing the gap between climate science and adaptation action the role of boundary chains |
| topic | Boundary organization Boundary chain Information usability Climate change adaptation Synergy Science and decision-making |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096315000200 |
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