PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Robson-Williams, Melissa
AU  - Norton, Ned
AU  - Davie, Tim
AU  - Taylor, Ken
AU  - Kirk, Nicholas
TI  - The Changing Role of Scientists in Supporting Collaborative Land and Water Policy in Canterbury, New Zealand
AID  - 10.1525/cse.2018.001271
DP  - 2018 Jan 01
TA  - Case Studies in the Environment
4099  - http://cse.ucpress.edu/content/early/2018/10/17/cse.2018.001271.short
4100  - http://cse.ucpress.edu/content/early/2018/10/17/cse.2018.001271.full
AB  - In this case study, we examine the role of science and scientists in community-led collaborative policy processes. We outline the shift from science-led linear policy processes to community-led science-informed policy processes. This case study illustrates how practice evolved to ensure that scientists provided reliable, credible, and salient evidence to help community decision-makers. From this experience, a set of principles for scientists working in these environments was created. These principles include scientists recognising their changing role, scientists sharing the burden of uncertainty, scientists speaking in the communities’ language, and scientists creating fit for purpose assessment frameworks.