van Kerkhoff, L., and L. Lebel. 2006. Linking knowledge and action for sustainable development. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 31(1):445-477.

3.1.1 MOVING KNOWLEDGE INTO ACTION: Knowledge transfers Moving knowledge into action requires a transfer of such knowledge from the knowledge producers to the users or practitioners of that knowledge. Three basic models exist. In the first, science is curiosity-driven, and the best of basic science may or may not have practical use, but will eventually trickle down into practice. An alternative model is translational, it assumes that much scientific knowledge is useful, but it needs to be translated into language and applications that practitioners can use. For example, major efforts in health emphasize translation and new scientific journals are devoted to the topic. A third model is interactive, knowledge and utility transfers move back and forth leading at their best to the coproduction of knowledge and actions for sustainability. The Reading examines the conventional views and critiques of knowledge transfers and efforts to improve the process of linking knowledge to action. It seeks to understand the relationships between research-based knowledge and action as areas of shared responsibility that are embedded within larger systems of power and knowledge that evolve and change over time.

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