Narrowing the gap between climate science and adaptation action: The role of boundary chains

Kirchhoff, Christine J.; Lemos, Maria Carmen; Kalafatis, Scott

doi:10.1016/j.crm.2015.06.002

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Narrowing the gap between climate science and adaptation action: The role of boundary chains

2015
By Kirchhoff, Christine J. ; Lemos, Maria Carmen ; Kalafatis, Scott

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Journal Title:

Climate Risk Management
Personal Author:

Kirchhoff, Christine J. ; Lemos, Maria Carmen ; Kalafatis, Scott
NOAA Program & Office:

OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
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.
Keywords:

Atmospheric Science Geography, Planning And Development Global And Planetary Change Management, Monitoring, Policy And Law Geography, Planning And Development Global And Planetary Change Management, Monitoring, Policy And Law Geography, Planning And Development Global And Planetary Change Management, Monitoring, Policy And Law
Source:

Climate Risk Management, 9, 1-5
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2015.06.002
ISSN:

2212-0963
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PDF
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Elsevier BV
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

Grant no. NA10OAR4310213
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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CC BY-NC-ND
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