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Science Makes the World Go Round

Successful Scientific Knowledge Transfer for the Environment

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Michael Böcher

    1. Forest and Nature Conservation Poli, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

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  2. Max Krott

    1. Forest and Nature Conservation Poli, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

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  • A clear road map that shows how to transfer scientific results into practice and political action

  • A new checklist to assess scientific knowledge transfer from research projects and programs into political practice

  • A new model that explains the complex process through which scientific knowledge is transferred into practice and policy

  • True and interesting accounts of cases in which scientific knowledge has been transferred successfully

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Making Science Work in Policy and Politics

    • Michael Böcher, Max Krott
    Pages 1-27

  3. The RIU Model as an Analytical Framework for Scientific Knowledge Transfer

    • Michael Böcher, Max Krott
    Pages 29-54

  4. Case Studies

    • Michael Böcher, Max Krott
    Pages 55-151

  5. Theoretical Foundations of RIU

    • Michael Böcher, Max Krott
    Pages 153-171

  6. Outlook—Further Potential Applications of the RIU Model

    • Michael Böcher, Max Krott
    Pages 173-207
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About this book

Researchers in the environmental sciences are often frustrated because actors involved with practice do not follow their advice. This is the starting point of this book, which describes a new model for scientific knowledge transfer called RIU, for Research, Integration and Utilization. This model sees the factors needed for knowledge transfer as being state-of-the-art research and the effective, practical utilization to which it leads, and it highlights the importance of “integration”, which in this context means the active bi‐directional selection of those research results that are relevant for practice. In addition, the model underscores the importance of special allies who are powerful actors that support the application of scientific research results in society. An important product of this approach is a checklist of factors for successful knowledge transfer that will be useful for scientists. By using this checklist, research projects and research programs can be optimised with regard to their potential for reaching successful knowledge transfer effects.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Forest and Nature Conservation Poli, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

    Michael Böcher, Max Krott

About the authors

Dr. Michael Böcher is senior researcher in the Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group at the University of Göttingen. His research interests are environmental policy analysis, regional governance, and scientific knowledge transfer for sustainability. mboeche@gwgd.de

Professor Max Krott holds the Chair of Forest and Nature Conservation Policy at the University of Göttingen. He has extensive experience in the analysis, support and management of environmental research, topics he has investigated for 25 years. mkrott@gwdg.de

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