A boundary object for scale selection 鈥?Moderating differences and synergising understanding

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• 作者：S.S. Keshkamat^a ; ^{sukhad.keshkamat@members.em-a.eu} ; A. Kooiman^b ; M.F.A.M. van Maarseveen^a ; A. van der Veen^a ; M.H.P. Zuidgeest^a
• 关键词：Scale ; Boundary object ; Conceptual framework ; Issues of scale ; Politics of scale ; Stakeholder ; Identification
• 刊名：Ecological Economics
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：37_09218009
• 类别：abs
• 出版时间：April, 2012
• 卷：76
• 期：Complete
• 页码：15-24
• 文件大小：1452 K

摘要

Lack of attention to scale selection may limit the utility of multidisciplinary assessments and studies. This paper integrates research on scale from several disciplines to identify commonalities.

Boundary objects - flexible enough to appeal and apply to different interest groups, and yet robust enough to maintain core concepts - offer a medium to connect findings from different disciplines.

We propose a boundary object on scale 鈥?a 3-dimensional framework, whose axes are reality-, model- and data-scale. This framework can be applied to facilitate an improved transdisciplinary understanding of scale and more conscious scale selection that promotes the credibility, salience and legitimacy of decision support systems.