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

科学在为重建和现代化美国基础设施以更好地满足社会需求所需的数万亿美元投资提供信息方面发挥着关键作用。这份科学政策研究报告将确定如何更好地管理公共投资，以产生信息，为下一代基础设施的设计、建设和运营提供信息，从而解决基础设施从科学到行动的差距。这一评估将有助于指导科学政策制定者进行最适合的投资，为21世纪支持美国企业、社区和公民的现代、有弹性和可持续基础设施的重建和扩建提供信息。本研究利用科学和边界组织的相关关键证据，以及相关从业者的专业知识，利用创新和稳健的方法，推进有关基础设施投资科学-行动差距的基础知识。该合作研究团队将通过包括专家启发在内的一系列输入收集方法，确定基于证据的科学政策理念。

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.