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Science, Open Communication and Sustainable Development

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  • John T. Wilbanks

    (Science Commons, c/o Creative Commons, 71 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA)

  • Thomas J. Wilbanks

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, MS-6038, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA)

Abstract

One of the prerequisites for sustainable development is knowledge, in order to inform coping with sustainability threats and to support innovative sustainability pathways. Transferring knowledge is therefore a fundamental challenge for sustainability, in a context where external knowledge must be integrated with local knowledge in order to promote user-driven action. But effective local co-production of knowledge requires ongoing local access to existing scientific and technical knowledge so that users start on a level playing field. The information technology revolution can be a powerful enabler of such access if intellectual property obstacles can be overcome, with a potential to transform prospects for sustainability in many parts of the world.

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  • John T. Wilbanks & Thomas J. Wilbanks, 2010. "Science, Open Communication and Sustainable Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 2(4), pages 1-23, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:2:y:2010:i:4:p:993-1015:d:7901
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    1. Wilbanks, Thomas J., 2011. "Inducing transformational energy technological change," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 699-708, July.
    2. Freddy Marín-González & Alexa Senior-Naveda & Mercy Narváez Castro & Alicia Inciarte González & Ana Judith Paredes Chacín, 2021. "Knowledge Network for Sustainable Local Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-16, January.
    3. Karen Hutchins & Laura A Lindenfeld & Kathleen P. Bell & Jessica Leahy & Linda Silka, 2013. "Strengthening Knowledge Co-Production Capacity: Examining Interest in Community-University Partnerships," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 5(9), pages 1-27, September.
    4. Vasiliki Zepatou & Maria Loizidou & Archontoula Chaloulakou & Nicolas Spyrellis, 2016. "School Facilities and Sustainability-Related Concepts: A Study of Hellenic Secondary School Principals’, Teachers’, Pupils’ and Parents’ Responses," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(4), pages 1-28, March.

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