Managing the environmental science-policy nexus in government: Perspectives from public servants in Canada and Australia

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 529-543

  Hickey, Gordon M ^a   Forest, Patrick ^a   Sandall, Jean L ^a   Lalor, Briony M ^a   Keenan, Rodney J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based policy; Knowledge management; Mode 2 knowledge; Public administration; Research policy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA;

EID: 84884924808     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/sct004     Document Type: Article

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