Browsing HKS Faculty Scholarship by Keyword "sustainability science"

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    • Boundary Work for Sustainable Development: Natural Resource Management at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) 

      Clark, William; Tomich, Thomas P.; Noordwijk, Meine van; Guston, David; Delia, Catacutan; Dickson, Nancy M.; McNie, Elizabeth (National Academy of Sciences, 2011)
      Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has highlighted the importance of “boundary work” through which research communities organize their ...

    • Crafting Usable Knowledge for Sustainable Development 

      Clark, William; van Kerkhoff, Lorrae; Lebel, Louis; Gallopin, Gilberto (2016)
      This paper distills core lessons about how researchers (scientists, engineers, planners, etc.) interested in promoting sustainable development can increase the likelihood of producing usable knowledge. We draw the lessons ...

    • Ecosystem Stewardship: Sustainability Strategies for a Rapidly Changing Planet 

      Clark, William; Chapin, F. Stuart; Carpenter, Stephen R.; Kofinas, Gary P.; Folke, Carl; Abel, Nick; Olsson, Per; Smith, D. Mark Stafford; Walker, Brian; Young, Oran R.; Berkes, Fikret; Biggs, Reinette; Grove, J. Morgan; Naylor, Rosamond L.; Pinkerton, Evelyn; Steffen, Will; Swanson, Frederick J (Elsevier, 2010)
      Ecosystem stewardship is an action-oriented framework intended to foster social-ecological sustainability of a rapidly changing planet. Recent developments identify three strategies that make optimal use of current ...

    • Evolution of Models to Support Community and Policy Action with Science: Balancing Pastoral Livelihoods and Wildlife Conservation in Savannas of East Africa 

      Reid, R.J.; Nkedianye, D.; Said, M. Y.; Kealo, D.; Neselle, M.; Makui, O.; Onetu, L.; Kiruswa, S.; Kamuaro, N. Ole; Kristjanson, P.; Ogutu, J.; BurnSilver, S. B.; Goldman, M. J.; Boone, R.B.; Galvin, K.A.; Dickson, Nancy M.; Clark, William (National Academy of Sciences, 2009)
      We developed a “continual engagement” model to better integrate knowledge from policy makers, communities, and researchers with the goal of promoting more effective action to balance poverty alleviation and wildlife ...

    • Linking International Agricultural Research Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Development 

      Kristjanson, Patti; Reid, Robin S.; Dickson, Nancy M.; Clark, William; Romney, Dannie; Puskur, Ranjitha; MacMillan, Susan; Grace, Delia (National Academy of Sciences, 2009)
      We applied an innovation framework to sustainable livestock development research projects in Africa and Asia. The focus of these projects ranged from pastoral systems to poverty and ecosystems services mapping to market ...

    • Toward a Science of Sustainability 

      Levin, Simon A.; Clark, William (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010)
      This report presents an overview of research horizons in sustainability science. Its motivation is to help harness science and technology to foster a transition toward sustainability – toward patterns of development that ...