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Managing the environmental science--policy nexus in government: Perspectives from public servants in Canada and Australia

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  • Gordon M. Hickey
  • Patrick Forest
  • Jean L. Sandall
  • Briony M. Lalor
  • Rodney J. Keenan

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Public sector environmental management involves complex and dynamic interactions between those responsible for the science, management and policy responsibilities of government. This paper presents the results of an exploratory study into the perspectives, experiences and understandings of senior bureaucrats from provincial/state and federal government agencies dealing with environmental issues across Canada and Australia. Participants described numerous social capital-related factors as influencing the use of science-based knowledge in government policy processes, including a lack of communication, trust and collaboration. Further, knowledge integration was raised as a major challenge facing governments seeking to enhance co-ordination among agencies and foster innovation. Participants also outlined a desire for more inter-disciplinary and socially robust environmental science to increase its understanding, legitimacy and relevance to decision-making. This paper offers grounded insights into some of the contemporary challenges and opportunities facing senior bureaucrats as they work to improve the connection between environmental science and policy in government. Copyright The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com, Oxford University Press.

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  • Gordon M. Hickey & Patrick Forest & Jean L. Sandall & Briony M. Lalor & Rodney J. Keenan, 2013. "Managing the environmental science--policy nexus in government: Perspectives from public servants in Canada and Australia," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 40(4), pages 529-543, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:40:y:2013:i:4:p:529-543
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    4. Pool-Stanvliet, Ruida & Stoll-Kleemann, Susanne & Giliomee, Jan H., 2018. "Criteria for selection and evaluation of biosphere reserves in support of the UNESCO MAB programme in South Africa," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 654-663.
    5. Eri Kato & Yuki Yano & Yasuo Ohe, 2019. "Investigating Gaps in Perception of Wildlife between Urban and Rural Inhabitants: Empirical Evidence from Japan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(17), pages 1-13, August.

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