Science Policy Research Report: Institutional Innovation to Close the Infrastructure Knowledge-Action Gap

科学在提供重建和现代化美国基础设施所需的数万亿美元投资方面发挥着关键作用，以更好地服务于社会需求。这份科学政策研究报告将通过确定如何更好地管理公共投资来产生信息，为下一代基础设施的设计、建设和运营提供信息，从而解决基础设施的科学与行动之间的差距。这项审查将帮助指导科学政策制定者进行最适合于重建和扩大现代、有弹性和可持续的基础设施的投资，这些基础设施对支持21世纪的美国企业、社区和公民至关重要。这项研究利用有关科学和边界组织以及相关从业者专业知识的相关和关键证据，利用创新和可靠的方法来推进关于基础设施投资的科学行动差距的基础知识。合作研究团队将通过一系列收集意见的方法，包括专家启发，确定以证据为基础的科学政策想法。

Science plays a critical role in informing the multi-trillion dollar investment needed to rebuild and modernize American infrastructure to better serve societal needs. This science policy research report will address the science-to-action gap for infrastructure by identifying how public investments can be better managed to produce information to inform the next generation of infrastructure design, construction and operation. This review will help guide science policy-makers on investments best suited to inform the rebuilding and expansion of modern, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure critical to support U.S. businesses, communities, and citizens in the 21st century.Drawing upon pertinent and critical evidence on science and boundary organizations, and related practitioner expertise, this research utilizes innovative and robust methods to advance fundamental knowledge about the science-action-gap for infrastructure investment. The collaborative research team will identify evidence-based science policy ideas through a series of input gathering methods, including expert elicitation.