Linking knowledge with action for sustainable development : the role of program management : summary of a workshop /

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This report summarizes a workshop organized by the National Academies' Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability. The workshop brought together a select group of program managers from the public and private sectors to discuss specific cases of linking knowledge to action in a dive...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.)
Other Authors: Clark, William C., 1948-, Holliday, Laura
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Sustainable development > Congresses.
Management > Congresses.
Economic development.
Développement durable > Congrès.
Gestion > Congrès.
Développement économique.
economic development.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
Economic development
Management
Sustainable development
Conference papers and proceedings
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The role of collaborative, user-driven dialogue in linking knowledge with action: The knowledge-action supply chain ; The importance of program managers and boundary organizations ; Defining the problem ; Early and ongoing user engagement ; Benefits of collaborative, user-driven dialogue
  • The federal government context, perspectives on barriers to innovation: Agency missions and structure ; Space to innovate ; Evaluation systems and metrics ; Funding mechanisms ; Human resources and capacity ; Political uncertainty. References
  • Appendixes: Participant case summaries ; Workshop agenda ; Workshop participants ; Workshop participant biographies.

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