DOI: 10.1016/j.crm.2015.06.006
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84944158288
论文题名: The role of remote engagement in supporting boundary chain networks across Alaska
作者: Kettle N.P. ; Trainor S.F.
刊名: Climate Risk Management
ISSN: 22120963
出版年: 2015
卷: 9 起始页码: 6
结束页码: 19
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Alaska
; Boundary chains
; Innovation
; Networks
; Science-practice interface
; Webinars
英文摘要: Boundary organizations serve multiple roles in linking science and decision making, including brokering knowledge, supporting local- and cross-level networks, facilitating the co-production of knowledge, and negotiating conflict. Yet they face several challenges in providing services for an ever-increasing number of actors and institutions interested in climate information and adaptation. This study evaluates how the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) innovated its boundary spanning role to improve outcomes by partnering with other boundary organizations through its ongoing climate webinar series. We utilize the concept of boundary chains to investigate outcomes associated with different extended network connections. Our evaluation is based on the analysis three datasets, including interviews (2013) and two web-based questionnaires (2010 and 2013-2015). Findings from the evaluation reveal several ways that remote engagement via the ACCAP webinar series facilitates learning, decision application, and cross-level network building, and overcomes barriers associated with large geographic distances between communities. In an organic evolution and innovation of the climate webinar series, ACCAP partnered with other boundary organizations to establish satellite hub sites to facilitate in-person gatherings at remote locations, thereby increasing the number and diversity of participants served and supporting local networking within organizations, agencies, and communities. Leveraging complementary resources through the satellite hub sites provided mutual benefits for ACCAP and partnering boundary organizations. These findings advance our understanding of the value of remote engagement in supporting boundary spanning processes and how boundary organizations innovate their roles to build capacity and increase the usability of climate information. © 2015 The Authors. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/59040
Appears in Collections: 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, 930 Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, AK, United States; Alaska Climate Science Center, 930 Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, AK, United States; University of Alaska Fairbanks, 930 Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Recommended Citation:
Kettle N.P.,Trainor S.F.. The role of remote engagement in supporting boundary chain networks across Alaska[J]. Climate Risk Management,2015-01-01,9