Improving the public value of science: A typology to inform discussion, design and implementation of research

Research Policy

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 884-895

  McNie, Elizabeth C ^a   Parris, Adam ^b   Sarewitz, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Jamaica Bay Science and Resilience Institute   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied research; Basic research; Public value of science; Science policy; Usable science

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING;

APPLIED RESEARCH; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; INSTITUTIONAL PROCESS; KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION; PUBLIC VALUES; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SCIENCE POLICIES; USABLE SCIENCE;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84959431924     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2016.01.004     Document Type: Article

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