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A How‐to Guide for Coproduction of Actionable Science
Author(s) -
Beier Paul,
Hansen Lara J.,
Helbrecht Lynn,
Behar David
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.153
H-Index - 79
ISSN - 1755-263X
DOI - 10.1111/conl.12300
Subject(s) - coproduction , scope (computer science) , context (archaeology) , adaptation (eye) , resource (disambiguation) , knowledge management , business , natural resource , public relations , computer science , political science , psychology , paleontology , computer network , neuroscience , law , biology , programming language
Resource managers often need scientific information to match their decisions (typically short‐term and local) to complex, long‐term, large‐scale challenges such as adaptation to climate change. In such situations, the most reliable route to actionable science is coproduction, whereby managers, policy makers, scientists, and other stakeholders first identify specific decisions to be informed by science, and then jointly define the scope and context of the problem, research questions, methods, and outputs, make scientific inferences, and develop strategies for the appropriate use of science. Here, we present seven recommended practices intended to help scientists, managers, funders and other stakeholders carry out a coproduction project, one recommended practice to ensure that partners learn from attempts at coproduction, and two practices to promote coproduction at a programmatic level. The recommended practices focus research on decisions that need to be made, give priority to processes and outcomes over stand‐alone products, and allocate resources to organizations and individuals that engage in coproduction. Although this article focuses on the coproduction of actionable science for climate change adaptation and natural resource management, the approach is relevant to other complex natural‐human systems.

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