Actor networks and the construction of applicable knowledge: the case of the Timbre Brownfield Prioritization Tool

Autor: Stanislav Martinát, Stephan Bartke, Robert Osman, Alex Zabeo, Elisa Giubilato, Bohumil Frantál, Alena Bleicher, Petr Klusáček, Filip Alexandrescu, Josef Kunc, Lisa Pizzol, Andrea Critto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Economics and Econometrics
Decision support system
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Knowledge management
Monitoring
Actor–network theory
Process (engineering)
0211 other engineering and technologies
Brownfield prioritization
02 engineering and technology
End-users
010501 environmental sciences
Management
Monitoring
Policy and Law
Actor network theory
Applicable knowledge
Four moments of translation
Timbre research project
Environmental Chemistry
01 natural sciences
Brownfield
Research question
Settore CHIM/12 - Chimica dell'Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Policy and Law
Scope (project management)
Management science
business.industry
End user
021107 urban & regional planning
General Business
Management and Accounting
Management
Problematization
business
ISSN: 1618-954X
Popis: This article deals with experiences acquired during the process of developing the Timbre Brownfield Prioritization Tool (TBPT). Developing a decision support tool that takes into account the expectations and experiences of its potential users is similar to creating applicable knowledge by the joint action of scientists and heterogeneous actors. Actor network theory is used to explore the construction of this form of applicable knowledge as a process of actor network creation. Following the French sociologist Callon, networks are seen to be initiated and carried out by a group of scientists (tool developers) via four moments of translation, called problematization, interessement, enrolment and mobilization. Each step in the construction of the TBPT—from the initial research question to the final model—can be linked in retrospect to changing configurations of actor networks. Based on the experiences of the tool developers in the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany and Romania, we illustrate how these configurations varied across space and time. This contribution emphasizes the ability to correlate gains in knowledge with the more visible changes in the scope of actor networks in order to highlight achievements but also limitations in acquiring applicable knowledge.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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