Linking knowledge and action through mental models of sustainable agriculture
Linking knowledge and action through mental models of sustainable agriculture
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DOI：
10.1073/pnas.1400435111
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发表时间：
2014-09-09
影响因子：
11.1
通讯作者：
Hillis, Vicken
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作者：
Hoffman, Matthew;Lubell, Mark;Hillis, Vicken
将知识与行动联系起来需要了解决策者如何将可持续性概念化。本文实证分析了农民的“心智模型”的可持续性从三个葡萄种植区的加州，当地推广计划的重点是可持续农业。心智模型被表示为网络，其中可持续性概念是节点，当农民在其陈述的可持续性定义中提到两个概念时，就建立了链接。结果表明，酿酒葡萄种植者的心理模型的可持续性是分层结构，相对相似的跨地区，并密切相关的参与推广计划和采用可持续的农业实践。我们讨论了我们的研究结果的意义上的可持续发展的辩论的影响，以及在管理知识系统的地方推广计划的作用。
Linking knowledge to action requires understanding how decision-makers conceptualize sustainability. This paper empirically analyzes farmer "mental models" of sustainability from three winegrape-growing regions of California where local extension programs have focused on sustainable agriculture. The mental models are represented as networks where sustainability concepts are nodes, and links are established when a farmer mentions two concepts in their stated definition of sustainability. The results suggest that winegrape grower mental models of sustainability are hierarchically structured, relatively similar across regions, and strongly linked to participation in extension programs and adoption of sustainable farm practices. We discuss the implications of our findings for the debate over the meaning of sustainability, and the role of local extension programs in managing knowledge systems.