Christopher Cvitanovic
Biographic Data
| ID | 1572107 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Cvitanovic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Cvitanovic |
| SIGNATURE | CVITANOVIC C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2565-3396 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 41 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 303 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 41 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Reimagining environmental science & policy
Supporting frontline workers in the biodiversity crisis by empowering and enabling practitioners to embrace conservation evidence
Principles for ethical boundary spanning between science, policy and practice
Knowledge brokers have emerged as a key mechanism for facilitating knowledge exchange across institutional and epistemic divides to enable more inclusive, informed, and context-sensitive decision-making. However, despite growing recognition about their value and importance, critical gaps remain related to how knowledge brokers operate that hinders their effectiveness and efficiency in practice. One such gap relates to the ethical dimensions of th…
Best bang for your buck
Knowledge co-production is a key strategy of collaborative engagement between research and management to achieve better outcomes. Whereas the principles of knowledge co-production in support of evidence-informed policy-making are increasingly understood, our understanding of its cost-efficiency - putting benefits in relation to its cost - is in its infancy. Here, we approach this gap by exploring the key considerations for ensuring that the benef…
Conceptualizing and measuring socio-cultural values in marine and coastal environments
Marine and coastal environments underpin societal wellbeing and prosperity, yet decisions about their management often overlook socio-cultural values because they are mainly intangible and non-monetized. As these environments face rapid social and environmental change, there is a pressing need to improve our understanding of such values and incorporate them into decision-making before they are lost. Various conceptual frameworks and global assess…
Knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy
The largely negative impacts of human activities on social-ecological systems are becoming increasingly apparent. Efforts to address these impacts require effective knowledge exchange among researchers and decision-makers to facilitate evidence-informed decision-making processes. Despite this, however, examples of achieving effective knowledge exchange in practice are few. One solution to reducing barriers to knowledge exchange and building capac…
How can we better account for experiential knowledge in co-production frameworks
Building competences for researchers working towards ocean sustainability
The challenges of achieving just, equitable and sustainable ocean futures require a new type of transdisciplinary and action-oriented science that integrates across disciplines and knowledge systems. Scientists and researchers in academia, industry or government, who contribute to knowledge creation, innovation, and policy development for the ocean, must be empowered with a fresh set of competences. This paper maps the knowledge, skills, and atti…
Key attributes for effective knowledge brokering at the interface of environmental science and management
Spanning the boundaries between research and decision-making is critical for supporting environmental management. One way to do so is through knowledge brokers who, among other things, work to build social networks among decision-makers and researchers, facilitating their interaction and exchange of knowledge. While knowledge brokering has received increasing attention in the literature, critical gaps in our knowledge limit their effective recrui…
Measuring sense of place in social-ecological systems
As humanity pushes deeper into the Anthropocene, Social-Ecological Systems (SESs) across the world are facing mounting pressures. Managing, protecting and understanding these systems require research into their complex and interlinked nature. One area that has been met with increased research in recent times is Sense of Place (SoP), broadly defined as the emotional bond that people have with a ‘place’. There has been substantial growth in the num…
Transitioning toward "deep" knowledge co-production in coastal and marine systems
Knowledge co-production (KCP) is presented as an effective strategy to inform responses to complex coastal and marine social-ecological challenges. Co-production processes are further posited to improve research and decision outcomes in a wide range of problem contexts (e.g., biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation), for example, by facilitating social learning among diverse actors. As such, KCP processes are increasingly centered in…
Foresighting future oceans
Breaking down barriers
Empowering young people with climate and ocean science
Understanding and evidencing a broader range of ‘successes’ that can occur at the interface of marine science and policy
Stakeholder influence and relationships inform engagement strategies in marine conservation
Many current marine conservation approaches do not adequately consider the diverse social elements and human aspects necessary to achieve conservation outcomes. The results of conservation research are therefore not always useful for conservation managers to apply in practice. To address this gap, this study combines qualitative methods and quantitative social network analysis to help conservation managers gain in-depth insight into social elemen…
On the theory-practice gap in the environmental realm
The theory-practice gap (TPG) is well known in the environmental realm, referring to disconnects between knowledge generated through scientific research and the needs, expectations, and practices of knowledge users for environmental decision-making and practice. While the presence of the TPG is well established, we have yet to fully implement mechanisms for overcoming its challenges. Thus, our goal is to characterize the TPG and identify practica…
Promises and pitfalls of digital knowledge exchange resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic
Six modes of co-production for sustainability
Strategies for building and managing ‘trust’ to enable knowledge exchange at the interface of environmental science and policy
Is this what success looks like? Mismatches between the aims, claims, and evidence used to demonstrate impact from knowledge exchange processes at the interface of environmental science and policy
As anthropogenic pressures on the environment grow, science-policy interaction is increasingly needed to support evidence-informed decision-making. However, there are many barriers to knowledge exchange (KE) at the science-policy interface, including difficulties evaluating its outcomes. The aims of this study are to synthesize the literature to elucidate the a) intended and b) claimed outcomes of KE processes at the interface of environmental sc…
Co-productive agility and four collaborative pathways to sustainability transformations
Co-production, the collaborative weaving of research and practice by diverse societal actors, is argued to play an important role in sustainability transformations. Yet, there is still poor understanding of how to navigate the tensions that emerge in these processes. Through analyzing 32 initiatives worldwide that co-produced knowledge and action to foster sustainable social-ecological relations, we conceptualize ‘co-productive agility’ as an eme…
Science-Industry Collaboration
There is substantial and unexplored potential for scientists to engage with the private sector for a sustainable ocean. The importance of such cooperation is a frequent emphasis of international dialogues and statements, it is embedded within the Sustainable Development Goals, and has been championed by prominent business leaders and scientists. But an uncritical embrace of science-industry collaboration is unhelpful, and candid reflections on th…
To Achieve a Sustainable Blue Future, Progress Assessments Must Include Interdependencies between the Sustainable Development Goals
Quantitative Foresighting as a Means of Improving Anticipatory Scientific Capacity and Strategic Planning
Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research
Co-productive agility and four collaborative pathways to sustainability transformations
Co-production, the collaborative weaving of research and practice by diverse societal actors, is argued to play an important role in sustainability transformations. Yet, there is still poor understanding of how to navigate the tensions that emerge in these processes. Through analyzing 32 initiatives worldwide that co-produced knowledge and action to foster sustainable social-ecological relations, we conceptualize ‘co-productive agility’ as an eme…
Six modes of co-production for sustainability
Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research
The most critical question for climate research is no longer about the problem, but about how to facilitate the transformative changes necessary to avoid catastrophic climate-induced change. Addressing this question, however, will require massive upscaling of research that can rapidly enhance learning about transformations. Ten essentials for guiding action-oriented transformation and energy research are therefore presented, framed in relation to…
Boundary spanning at the science–policy interface
Cultivating a more dynamic relationship between science and policy is essential for responding to complex social challenges such as sustainability. One approach to doing so is to "span the boundaries" between science and decision making and create a more comprehensive and inclusive knowledge exchange process. The exact definition and role of boundary spanning, however, can be nebulous. Indeed, boundary spanning often gets conflated and confused w…
Strategies for building and managing ‘trust’ to enable knowledge exchange at the interface of environmental science and policy
Informed adaptation
Given the significant and irreversible impacts of climate change on communities and the environment, \nthere is increasing focus on how to best support decision-makers to adapt to climate change. Generally, \nthe research on this tends to focus on assessing how decision-makers navigate elements of risk and \nuncertainty in deciding to what extent they should adapt their practice if at all, however, scientific \nresearchers also have a key role to…
Is this what success looks like? Mismatches between the aims, claims, and evidence used to demonstrate impact from knowledge exchange processes at the interface of environmental science and policy
As anthropogenic pressures on the environment grow, science-policy interaction is increasingly needed to support evidence-informed decision-making. However, there are many barriers to knowledge exchange (KE) at the science-policy interface, including difficulties evaluating its outcomes. The aims of this study are to synthesize the literature to elucidate the a) intended and b) claimed outcomes of KE processes at the interface of environmental sc…
Maximising the benefits of participatory climate adaptation research by understanding and managing the associated challenges and risks
A synthesis of the frameworks available to guide evaluations of research impact at the interface of environmental science, policy and practice
Evaluating the impacts of environmental science on policy and practice is inherently challenging. Impacts can take a variety of forms, occur over protracted timeframes and often involve subtle and hard-to-track changes. As a result, diverse impacts are impossible to capture through traditional academic metrics such as publications and citations, and cannot be captured by focusing solely on end results of a given research project, such as changes …
The emergence of social licence necessitates reforms in environmental regulation
Van Putten, I. E., C. Cvitanovic, E. Fulton, J. Lacey, and R. Kelly. 2018. The emergence of social licence necessitates reforms in environmental regulation. Ecology and Society 23(3):24. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10397-230324
A call for empirically based guidelines for building trust among stakeholders in environmental sustainability projects
Key attributes for effective knowledge brokering at the interface of environmental science and management
Spanning the boundaries between research and decision-making is critical for supporting environmental management. One way to do so is through knowledge brokers who, among other things, work to build social networks among decision-makers and researchers, facilitating their interaction and exchange of knowledge. While knowledge brokering has received increasing attention in the literature, critical gaps in our knowledge limit their effective recrui…
A framework for incorporating sense of place into the management of marine systems
Van Putten, I. E., É. E. Plagányi, K. Booth, C. Cvitanovic, R. Kelly, A. E. Punt, and S. A. Richards. 2018. A framework for incorporating sense of place into the management of marine systems. Ecology and Society 23(4):4. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10504-230404
Transitioning toward "deep" knowledge co-production in coastal and marine systems
Knowledge co-production (KCP) is presented as an effective strategy to inform responses to complex coastal and marine social-ecological challenges. Co-production processes are further posited to improve research and decision outcomes in a wide range of problem contexts (e.g., biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation), for example, by facilitating social learning among diverse actors. As such, KCP processes are increasingly centered in…
Perceptions of Australian marine protected area managers regarding the role, importance, and achievability of adaptation for managing the risks of climate change
Cvitanovic, C., N. A. Marshall, S. K. Wilson, K. Dobbs, and A. J. Hobday. 2014. Perceptions of Australian marine protected area managers regarding the role, importance, and achievability of adaptation for managing the risks of climate change. Ecology and Society 19(4): 33. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07019-190433
Perceptions of Australian marine protected area managers regarding the role, importance, and achievability of adaptation for managing the risks of climate change
Cvitanovic, C., N. A. Marshall, S. K. Wilson, K. Dobbs, and A. J. Hobday. 2014. Perceptions of Australian marine protected area managers regarding the role, importance, and achievability of adaptation for managing the risks of climate change. Ecology and Society 19(4): 33. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07019-190433
Improving knowledge exchange among scientists and decision-makers to facilitate the adaptive governance of marine resources
The science-based management of natural resources requires knowledge exchange between scientists and environmental decision-makers, however, this exchange remains a significant challenge. Rather, evidence suggests that decision-makers rely on individual experience or other secondary sources of knowledge in isolation from scientific evidence when formulating decisions, potentially compromising the effectiveness of their decisions. As a result a ne…
Informed adaptation
Given the significant and irreversible impacts of climate change on communities and the environment, \nthere is increasing focus on how to best support decision-makers to adapt to climate change. Generally, \nthe research on this tends to focus on assessing how decision-makers navigate elements of risk and \nuncertainty in deciding to what extent they should adapt their practice if at all, however, scientific \nresearchers also have a key role to…
From science to action
Effective conservation requires knowledge exchange among scientists and decision-makers to enable learning and support evidence-based decision-making. Efforts to improve knowledge exchange have been hindered by a paucity of empirically-grounded guidance to help scientists and practitioners design and implement research programs that actively facilitate knowledge exchange. To address this, we evaluated the Ningaloo Research Program (NRP), which wa…
A call for empirically based guidelines for building trust among stakeholders in environmental sustainability projects
Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research
The most critical question for climate research is no longer about the problem, but about how to facilitate the transformative changes necessary to avoid catastrophic climate-induced change. Addressing this question, however, will require massive upscaling of research that can rapidly enhance learning about transformations. Ten essentials for guiding action-oriented transformation and energy research are therefore presented, framed in relation to…
The Influence of Community Size and Location on Different Dimensions of Vulnerability
Coastal communities are part of the Australian identity but little is known about their characteristics and their long-term prosperity prospects. Increased migration to coastal areas and increased exposure to extreme climatic events indicates a need for social and economic data to inform socio-ecological systems planning. Here, we undertake a geo-spatial analysis to develop a typology of Australian coastal communities and assess relative vulnerab…
Boundary spanning at the science–policy interface
Cultivating a more dynamic relationship between science and policy is essential for responding to complex social challenges such as sustainability. One approach to doing so is to "span the boundaries" between science and decision making and create a more comprehensive and inclusive knowledge exchange process. The exact definition and role of boundary spanning, however, can be nebulous. Indeed, boundary spanning often gets conflated and confused w…
A framework for incorporating sense of place into the management of marine systems
Van Putten, I. E., É. E. Plagányi, K. Booth, C. Cvitanovic, R. Kelly, A. E. Punt, and S. A. Richards. 2018. A framework for incorporating sense of place into the management of marine systems. Ecology and Society 23(4):4. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10504-230404
The emergence of social licence necessitates reforms in environmental regulation
Van Putten, I. E., C. Cvitanovic, E. Fulton, J. Lacey, and R. Kelly. 2018. The emergence of social licence necessitates reforms in environmental regulation. Ecology and Society 23(3):24. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10397-230324
Ten tips for developing interdisciplinary socio-ecological researchers
Evaluating the impacts of boundary-spanning activities at the interface of environmental science and policy
Maximising the benefits of participatory climate adaptation research by understanding and managing the associated challenges and risks
Science-Industry Collaboration
There is substantial and unexplored potential for scientists to engage with the private sector for a sustainable ocean. The importance of such cooperation is a frequent emphasis of international dialogues and statements, it is embedded within the Sustainable Development Goals, and has been championed by prominent business leaders and scientists. But an uncritical embrace of science-industry collaboration is unhelpful, and candid reflections on th…
To Achieve a Sustainable Blue Future, Progress Assessments Must Include Interdependencies between the Sustainable Development Goals
Quantitative Foresighting as a Means of Improving Anticipatory Scientific Capacity and Strategic Planning
Applying an Organizational Psychology Model for Developing Shared Goals in Interdisciplinary Research Teams
Developing solutions to contemporary sustainability challenges requires new integrative forms of knowledge production, such as those embodied by interdisciplinary research approaches. The growing interest and investment toward building successful interdisciplinary collaborations has led to an emergent body of literature focused on understanding how to optimize interdisciplinary research processes. One of the recurrent themes throughout this liter…
Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research
A synthesis of the frameworks available to guide evaluations of research impact at the interface of environmental science, policy and practice
Evaluating the impacts of environmental science on policy and practice is inherently challenging. Impacts can take a variety of forms, occur over protracted timeframes and often involve subtle and hard-to-track changes. As a result, diverse impacts are impossible to capture through traditional academic metrics such as publications and citations, and cannot be captured by focusing solely on end results of a given research project, such as changes …
Understanding and evidencing a broader range of ‘successes’ that can occur at the interface of marine science and policy
Stakeholder influence and relationships inform engagement strategies in marine conservation
Many current marine conservation approaches do not adequately consider the diverse social elements and human aspects necessary to achieve conservation outcomes. The results of conservation research are therefore not always useful for conservation managers to apply in practice. To address this gap, this study combines qualitative methods and quantitative social network analysis to help conservation managers gain in-depth insight into social elemen…
On the theory-practice gap in the environmental realm
The theory-practice gap (TPG) is well known in the environmental realm, referring to disconnects between knowledge generated through scientific research and the needs, expectations, and practices of knowledge users for environmental decision-making and practice. While the presence of the TPG is well established, we have yet to fully implement mechanisms for overcoming its challenges. Thus, our goal is to characterize the TPG and identify practica…
Promises and pitfalls of digital knowledge exchange resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic
Six modes of co-production for sustainability
Strategies for building and managing ‘trust’ to enable knowledge exchange at the interface of environmental science and policy
Computer Science (25 works) · Political science (22 works) · Business (21 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (19 works) · Ecology (18 works) · Knowledge management (18 works) · Engineering (16 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Economics (14 works) · Environmental resource management (14 works)