Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research

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Authors

  • 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
  • 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
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 languageEnglish
JournalNature Sustainability
Volume3
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)182-190
Number of pages9
ISSN2398-9629
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.03.2020

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