Using social network analysis to assess communications and develop networking tools among climate change professionals across the Pacific Islands region
Using social network analysis to assess communications and develop networking tools among climate change professionals across the Pacific Islands region
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DOI：
10.1016/j.psi.2015.07.004
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发表时间：
2015-12-01
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Nunn-Crichton, Rachel
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作者：
Corlew, Laura Kate;Keener, Victoria;Nunn-Crichton, Rachel
夏威夷和美国附属太平洋岛屿的气候科学界专业人士是一个庞大的跨学科国际团体，在交流与合作方面可能存在空间和部门障碍。本研究试图(1)评估太平洋岛屿地区各部门专业人员之间基于气候的交流的结构性质和范围；(2)从部门和空间上确定关键的区域枢纽和孤立群体；(3)创建一套基于地点的工具，以增加和促进气候变化资源（人类、研究和适应）的连通性。选择社会网络分析作为一种通用的方法来评估网络，并创建免费的工具，以促进未来跨空间和学科边界的利益相关者之间的合作。考虑到大型网络的复杂性，我们采用了一种创新的方法来收集数据，混合了唯名论（研究者创建的名单）和现实主义（开放领域参与者创建的名单）的调查结构。参与者指出沟通的频率，以捕捉活跃的同事和周期性合作者，与网络的现实相一致。参与调查不是保密的，并用于创建区域范围和分区域地图，利益相关者可以使用这些地图来增强连通性，这符合使用启发科学。研究结果揭示了一个同时扩散和紧密联系的网络，没有孤立的空间或部门群体。最核心的网络成员是那些在他们的职业中有很强的网络成分的人。沟通上的差距也被暴露出来。未来的研究应评估所创建的网络工具的使用和长期效益，以及每个子网络内本地和国际通信的具体性质。(C) 2015年马德里学院官员。Elsevier Espana， S.L.U.出版
The climate science community of professionals in Hawai'i and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands is a vast interdisciplinary and international group, with the potential for spatial and sectoral barriers to communication and collaboration. This study sought to (1) assess the structural nature and expanse of climate-based communication between professionals across sectors in the Pacific Islands region; (2) identify key regional hubs and isolated groups both sectorally and spatially; and, (3) create a set of placebased tools that would increase and facilitate the connectedness of climate change resources (human, research, and adaptation). Social network analysis was chosen as a versatile method to assess the network and create free tools to facilitate future collaborations among stakeholders across spatial and disciplinary boundaries. Given the complexities of the large network, an innovative approach was used for data collection, blending a nominalist (researcher-created list of names) and realist (participant-created list in open fields) survey construction. Participants indicated frequency of communication to capture both active coworkers and periodic collaborators, consistent with the realities of the network. Survey participation was not confidential and was used to create region-wide and sub-regional maps that can be used by stakeholders to increase connectedness, in line with use-inspired science. Study results reveal a simultaneously diffuse and strongly connected network, with no isolated spatial or sectoral groups. The most central network members are those with a strong networking component to their professions. Gaps in communication were also revealed. Future research should evaluate the use and long term benefits of the created networking tools, and the specific nature of local and international communications within each sub-network. (C) 2015 Colegio Oficial de Psicalogos de Madrid. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.