Scientific concepts and their policy affordances: How a focus on compatibility can improve science-policy interaction and outcomes

Nature and Culture

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-118

  Hirsch, Paul D ^a   Luzadis, Valerie A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Assistant Provost for Assessment and Academic Initiatives   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Competition; Complexity; Interdisciplinary; Lead paint (Pb); Science and policy

Indexed keywords

HOLISTIC APPROACH; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; METHODOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; TOXICITY;

EID: 84876304734     PISSN: 15586073     EISSN: 15585468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/nc.2013.080106     Document Type: Article

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