Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research

Albert V. Norström; Christopher Cvitanovic; Marie F. Löf; Simon West; Carina Wyborn; Patricia Balvanera; Angela T. Bednarek; Elena M. Bennett; Reinette Biggs; Ariane de Bremond; Bruce M. Campbell; Josep G. Canadell; Stephen R. Carpenter; Carl Folke; Elizabeth A. Fulton; Owen Gaffney; Stefan Gelcich; Jean Baptiste Jouffray; Melissa Leach; Martin Le Tissier; Berta Martín-López; Elena Louder; Marie France Loutre; Alison M. Meadow; Harini Nagendra; Davnah Payne; Garry D. Peterson; Belinda Reyers; Robert Scholes; Chinwe Ifejika Speranza; Marja Spierenburg; Mark Stafford-Smith; Maria Tengö; Sandra van der Hel; Ingrid van Putten; Henrik Österblom

doi:10.1038/s41893-019-0448-2

Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research

Albert V. Norström^*
, Christopher Cvitanovic
, Marie F. Löf
, Simon West
, Carina Wyborn
, Patricia Balvanera
, Angela T. Bednarek
, Elena M. Bennett
, Reinette Biggs
, Ariane de Bremond
, Bruce M. Campbell
, Josep G. Canadell
, Stephen R. Carpenter
, Carl Folke
, Elizabeth A. Fulton
, Owen Gaffney
, Stefan Gelcich
, Jean Baptiste Jouffray
, Melissa Leach
, Martin Le Tissier

Berta Martín-López, Elena Louder, Marie France Loutre, Alison M. Meadow, Harini Nagendra, Davnah Payne, Garry D. Peterson, Belinda Reyers, Robert Scholes, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Marja Spierenburg, Mark Stafford-Smith, Maria Tengö, Sandra van der Hel, Ingrid van Putten, Henrik Österblom

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Sustainability

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Abstract

Research practice, funding agencies and global science organizations suggest that research aimed at addressing sustainability challenges is most effective when ‘co-produced’ by academics and non-academics. Co-production promises to address the complex nature of contemporary sustainability challenges better than more traditional scientific approaches. But definitions of knowledge co-production are diverse and often contradictory. We propose a set of four general principles that underlie high-quality knowledge co-production for sustainability research. Using these principles, we offer practical guidance on how to engage in meaningful co-productive practices, and how to evaluate their quality and success.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	3
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	182-190
Number of pages	9
ISSN	2398-9629
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0448-2
Publication status	Published - 01.03.2020

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Research areas and keywords

Sustainability Science
Transdisciplinary studies

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Ecology
Food Science
Urban Studies
Global and Planetary Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Geography, Planning and Development
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Norström, A. V., Cvitanovic, C., Löf, M. F., West, S., Wyborn, C., Balvanera, P., Bednarek, A. T., Bennett, E. M., Biggs, R., de Bremond, A., Campbell, B. M., Canadell, J. G., Carpenter, S. R., Folke, C., Fulton, E. A., Gaffney, O., Gelcich, S., Jouffray, J. B., Leach, M., ... Österblom, H. (2020). Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research. Nature Sustainability, 3(3), 182-190. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0448-2

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Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research

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