Credibility, salience, and legitimacy of boundary objects: water managers' assessment of a simulation model in an immersive decision theater

The connection between scientific knowledge and environmental policy is enhanced through boundary organizations and objects that are perceived to be credible, salient, and legitimate. In this study, water resource decision-makers evaluated the knowledge embedded in WaterSim, an interactive simulatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science & public policy 2010-04, Vol.37 (3), p.219-232
Hauptverfasser: White, Dave D, Wutich, Amber, Larson, Kelli L, Gober, Patricia, Lant, Timothy, Senneville, Clea
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The connection between scientific knowledge and environmental policy is enhanced through boundary organizations and objects that are perceived to be credible, salient, and legitimate. In this study, water resource decision-makers evaluated the knowledge embedded in WaterSim, an interactive simulation model of water supply and demand presented in an immersive decision theater. Content analysis of individual responses demonstrated that stakeholders were fairly critical of the model's validity, relevance, and bias. Differing perspectives reveal tradeoffs in achieving credible, salient, and legitimate boundary objects, along with the need for iterative processes that engage them in the co-production of knowledge and action.
ISSN:0302-3427
1471-5430
DOI:10.3152/030234210X497726