Knowledge brokerage - potential for increased capacities and shared power in impact assessment

Partidário, Maria Rosário; Sheate, William R.

doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2012.02.002

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“…In the context of power shifts and technological innovation in particular (two of the megatrends), we can anticipate increasing emphasis on the need for good public participation (e.g., Sinclair et al, 2009;Partidario and Sheate, 2013).…”

Section: Implications Of Key Global Megatrends For Ea Practicementioning

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Global megatrends and their implications for environmental assessment practice

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Pope

et al. 2016

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

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Section: Implications Of Key Global Megatrends For Ea Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Global megatrends and their implications for environmental assessment practice

Retief

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Pope

et al. 2016

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

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“…In addition, in order for an impact assessment instrument to be effective, recent thinking has emphasized the role of impact assessments (IAs) as a socio-political process rather than just an informative knowledge-based process (Cashmore et al 2008;Jha-Thakur et al 2009;Partidario & Sheate 2013). This notion largely draws on the conception that, in the context of planning, meaningful knowledge is seen as a collaborative construct.…”

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“…When a requirement for action is blurred, it can be more fruitful to concentrate on the positive aspects of the work of others than on the negative. Within IA, Sheate and Partidario (2010) and Partidario and Sheate (2013) use the term 'knowledge brokerage' to describe the approaches they believe are needed in assessments so that they would serve their intended purposes better. In general, they believe in different forms of participant engagement, positive planning and mutual learning, and remind us that we should also look beyond decision-making events -IA processes should be seen more as possibilities for learning than they now are.…”

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The precautionary principle and management of uncertainties in EIAs – analysis of waste incineration cases in Finland

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Pölönen

Hokkanen

et al. 2013

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

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This article examines whether and how the practice of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) serves the idea of the precautionary principle. The article provides an empirical examination and description of how uncertainties and risks were dealt with in conclusive outputs of EIAs of chosen example cases of Finnish waste incineration projects. The analysis focuses on the time when several incineration projects were in the planning phase in Finland and the effects of this development were seen as being controversial. The findings of the analysis are evaluated against a legislative and theoretical framework. The challenges and strengths of the practice are identified. The article suggests that EIA as an environmental policy tool can promote the pursuit and the application of the precautionary principle. In addition, uncertainty analysis and risk communication in EIA could benefit from a shift towards more collaborative knowledge-making.

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“…Experts' objective assessment of urban quality, however, may not match local stakeholders' perceptions. Knowledge co-creation among experts and decision-makers Hegger et al, 2012;Van den Hove, 2007) and knowledge brokerage (Bielak et al, 2008;Partidario & Sheate, 2013;Sheate & Partidario, 2010;Van Enst et al, 2016) have been suggested as solutions to such mismatches. Yet, decisions about urban plans appear to be only partly informed by information about urban environmental quality (Brown, 2003;Van Stigt et al, 2015;Vonk, 2006).…”

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On the Necessity of an Integrated, Participative and Adaptive Approach to Sustainable Urban Environmental Quality Planning

2017

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On the necessity of an integrated, participative and adaptive approach to urban environmental quality in planning sustainable cities Key words: urban environmental quality; urban quality of life; sustainable urban development; trade-offs; quality dimensions. Rien van Stigt, Peter Driessen and Tejo Spit AbstractBased on a review of recent literature, this paper addresses the question of how urban planners can steer urban environmental quality, given the fact that it is multidimensional in character, is assessed largely in subjective terms and varies across time. A novel perspective of urban environmental quality is proposed, exploring three questions that are at the core of planning and designing cities: 'quality of what?', 'quality for whom?' and 'quality at what time?' The dilemmas that urban planners face in answering these questions are illustrated using secondary material. The three questions provide a framework that offers urban planners perspectives for action in finding their way out of the dilemmas identified. Rather than further detailing the exact nature of urban quality, this novel perspective calls for an approach to urban planning that is integrated, participative and adaptive.

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Knowledge brokerage - potential for increased capacities and shared power in impact assessment

Cited by 94 publications

References 45 publications

Global megatrends and their implications for environmental assessment practice

Global megatrends and their implications for environmental assessment practice

The precautionary principle and management of uncertainties in EIAs – analysis of waste incineration cases in Finland

On the Necessity of an Integrated, Participative and Adaptive Approach to Sustainable Urban Environmental Quality Planning

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