Ideal and reality of multi-stakeholder collaboration on sustainability problems: a case study on a large-scale industrial contamination in Phoenix, Arizona
Ideal and reality of multi-stakeholder collaboration on sustainability problems: a case study on a large-scale industrial contamination in Phoenix, Arizona
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可持续发展问题上多方利益相关者合作的理想与现实：亚利桑那州凤凰城大规模工业污染案例研究
DOI：
10.1007/s11625-016-0393-1
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发表时间：
2017-01-01
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6
通讯作者：
Rushforth, Richard
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作者：
Foley, Rider W.;Wiek, Arnim;Rushforth, Richard
工业、政府、公众和研究人员之间的多方利益相关者合作被广泛认为是解决可持续性问题的关键成功因素。支持者认为，集中能力和资源是必要的，以科普这些邪恶的问题。尽管有良好的意愿并试图遵循最佳做法，但多利益攸关方合作的现实往往存在缺陷。我们展示了理想与现实之间的这种不匹配的案例研究的多利益相关者的合作集中在一个大的城市地区受工业污染（超级基金网站）在亚利桑那州凤凰城。研究表明，由于缺乏信任，权力不对称和其他因素，在协作过程中的赤字。最近已作出努力，通过新的参与办法加强多方利益攸关方的协作。该研究利用利益攸关方参与方法的见解，以展示如何评估多利益攸关方在可持续性问题上的合作质量，以及如何克服这种合作的常见障碍，同时反映跨学科研究在这一过程中的作用。
Multi-stakeholder collaboration among industry, government, the public, and researchers is widely acknowledged as a critical success factor for resolving sustainability problems. Proponents argue that pooling capacities and resources is necessary to cope with such wicked problems. Despite good intentions and attempts to follow best practices, the reality of multi-stakeholder collaboration is often flawed. We demonstrate this mismatch between the ideal and reality with a case study of a multi-stakeholder collaboration centered on a large urban area affected by industrial contamination (superfund site) in Phoenix, Arizona. The study indicates deficits in the collaborative process due to the lack of trust, power asymmetry, and other factors. Efforts have recently been undertaken to enhance the multi-stakeholder collaboration through novel engagement approaches. The study uses insights from stakeholder engagement approaches to demonstrate how the quality of multi-stakeholder collaboration on sustainability problems could be appraised and how common obstacles to such collaboration could be overcome, while reflecting on the role of transdisciplinary research in this process.