Scientists, environmental managers and science journalists: a hierarchical model to comprehend and enhance the environmental decision-making process

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Carcez da Rocha, Erika (author) and Bernardo da Rocha, Pedro Luis (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018
    URL:
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2530064418300385
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 136 Document Number: D11415
    Journal Title:
    Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
    Journal Title Details:
    16(4) : 169-176
    Subject Term:
    communication theory, cooperation, decision making, decision process, environment, environmental communication, information issues, journalism, journalists, knowledge, models, policies, scientific communication, social factors, values, role, environmental journalism, stakeholders, science journalism, environmental issues, one-way communication, mutual problem-solving, mutual goal seeking, and two-way communication
    Notes:
    24 pages., Open access and online via ScienceDirect., The suggested model involves interactions and integration among knowledge (K), social practices (P), and values (V). Authors contemplated bottom-up relationships among scientists, environmental managers, science journalists, and other citizens operating within a context of top-down institutional constraints. They emphasized values and social practices, as well as knowledge, in addressing institutional change.

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