期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
卷 10, 期 7-8, 页码 668-684出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2007.04.001
关键词
environmental science; knowledge divide; bibliometrics eco-climatic zones; environmental policy
The paper investigates the scientific knowledge divide in the environmental sciences between developed and developing countries and explores the implications and impacts on both science and policyrnaking. Quantitative data analysis of more than 6400 scientific papers published in 1993-2003 yield evidence for a growing divide in authorship, publication rates, and location of scientific research in nine environmental journals with high impact factor ratings. In addition to this severe imbalance in publication rates between developed and developing countries, we also find a research bias toward certain eco-climatic zones. More than 80% of papers are published in and about temperate and cold eco-climatic zones. Only 13% of the papers in our study are based on research in the dry sub-tropical and tropical zones, although these eco-climatic zones account for more than 52% of the world's land area. Based on these results, we discuss how the limited empirical source and focus of environmental research undermine the claims of universality of environmental science and what consequences this may have on policymaking processes at different levels. Finally, we briefly explore some short- and long-term strategies to address the knowledge divide. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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