Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs): prospects for knowledge co-creation and resilience in the Information Age

Developments in technologies are shaping information access globally. This presents opportunities and challenges for understanding the role of new technologies in sustainability research. This article focuses on a suite of technologies termed Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs) developed for...

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Hlavní autoři: Karpouzoglou, Timothy, Zulkafli, Zed Diyana, Grainger, Sam, Dewulf, Art, Buytaert, Wouter, Hannah, David M.
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Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Elsevier 2016
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On-line přístup:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54179/1/Environmental%20Virtual%20Observatories%20.pdf
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author Karpouzoglou, Timothy
Zulkafli, Zed Diyana
Grainger, Sam
Dewulf, Art
Buytaert, Wouter
Hannah, David M.
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description Developments in technologies are shaping information access globally. This presents opportunities and challenges for understanding the role of new technologies in sustainability research. This article focuses on a suite of technologies termed Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs) developed for communicating observations and simulation of environmental processes. A strength of EVOs is that they are open and decentralised, thus democratising flow and ownership of information between multiple actors. However, EVOs are discussed rarely beyond their technical aspects. By evaluating the evolution of EVOs, we illustrate why it is timely to engage with policy and societal aspects as well. While first generation EVOs are primed for scientists, second generation EVOs can have broader implications for knowledge co-creation and resilience through their participatory design.
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spelling upm.eprints-541792018-03-02T03:16:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54179/ Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs): prospects for knowledge co-creation and resilience in the Information Age Karpouzoglou, Timothy Zulkafli, Zed Diyana Grainger, Sam Dewulf, Art Buytaert, Wouter Hannah, David M. Developments in technologies are shaping information access globally. This presents opportunities and challenges for understanding the role of new technologies in sustainability research. This article focuses on a suite of technologies termed Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs) developed for communicating observations and simulation of environmental processes. A strength of EVOs is that they are open and decentralised, thus democratising flow and ownership of information between multiple actors. However, EVOs are discussed rarely beyond their technical aspects. By evaluating the evolution of EVOs, we illustrate why it is timely to engage with policy and societal aspects as well. While first generation EVOs are primed for scientists, second generation EVOs can have broader implications for knowledge co-creation and resilience through their participatory design. Elsevier 2016-02 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54179/1/Environmental%20Virtual%20Observatories%20.pdf Karpouzoglou, Timothy and Zulkafli, Zed Diyana and Grainger, Sam and Dewulf, Art and Buytaert, Wouter and Hannah, David M. (2016) Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs): prospects for knowledge co-creation and resilience in the Information Age. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 18. pp. 40-48. ISSN 1877-3435; ESSN: 1877-3443 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877343515000792 Environmental Virtual Observatories; Knowledge co-creation; Resilience; Information Age 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.07.015
spellingShingle Environmental Virtual Observatories; Knowledge co-creation; Resilience; Information Age
Karpouzoglou, Timothy
Zulkafli, Zed Diyana
Grainger, Sam
Dewulf, Art
Buytaert, Wouter
Hannah, David M.
Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs): prospects for knowledge co-creation and resilience in the Information Age
title Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs): prospects for knowledge co-creation and resilience in the Information Age
title_full Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs): prospects for knowledge co-creation and resilience in the Information Age
title_fullStr Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs): prospects for knowledge co-creation and resilience in the Information Age
title_full_unstemmed Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs): prospects for knowledge co-creation and resilience in the Information Age
title_short Environmental Virtual Observatories (EVOs): prospects for knowledge co-creation and resilience in the Information Age
title_sort environmental virtual observatories evos prospects for knowledge co creation and resilience in the information age
topic Environmental Virtual Observatories; Knowledge co-creation; Resilience; Information Age
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54179/1/Environmental%20Virtual%20Observatories%20.pdf
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