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The role of data in transformations to sustainability: a critical research agenda

This article investigates the role of digital technologies and data innovations, such as big data and citizen-generated data, to enable transformations to sustainability. We reviewed recent literature in this area and identified that the most prevailing assumption of work is related to the capacity...

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Main Authors: Albuquerque, João Porto de (Author) , Anderson, Liana (Author) , Calvillo, Nerea (Author) , Coaffee, Jon (Author) , Cunha, Maria Alexandra (Author) , Degrossi, Livia Castro (Author) , Dolif, Giovanni (Author) , Horita, Flavio (Author) , Klonner, Carolin (Author) , Lima-Silva, Fernanda (Author) , Marchezini, Victor (Author) , Martins, Mario Henrique da Mata (Author) , Pajarito-Grajales, Diego (Author) , Pitidis, Vangelis (Author) , Rudorff, Conrado (Author) , Tkacz, Nathaniel (Author) , Traijber, Rachel (Author) , Zipf, Alexander (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Current opinion in environmental sustainability
Year: 2021, Volume: 49, Pages: 153-163
ISSN:1877-3443
DOI:10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.009
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.009
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877343521000816
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Author Notes:João Porto de Albuquerque, Liana Anderson, Nerea Calvillo, Jon Coaffee, Maria Alexandra Cunha, Livia Castro Degrossi, Giovanni Dolif, Flavio Horita, Carolin Klonner, Fernanda Lima-Silva, Victor Marchezini, Mario Henrique da Mata Martins, Diego Pajarito-Grajales, Vangelis Pitidis, Conrado Rudorff, Nathaniel Tkacz, Rachel Traijber and Alexander Zipf
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Summary:This article investigates the role of digital technologies and data innovations, such as big data and citizen-generated data, to enable transformations to sustainability. We reviewed recent literature in this area and identified that the most prevailing assumption of work is related to the capacity of data to inform decision-making and support transformations. However, there is a lack of critical investigation on the concrete pathways for this to happen. We present a framework that identifies scales and potential pathways on how data generation, circulation and usage can enable transformations to sustainability. This framework expands the perspective on the role and functions of data, and it is used to outline a critical research agenda for future work that fully considers the socio-cultural contexts and practices through which data may effectively support transformative pathways to sustainable development.
Item Description:This review comes from a themed issue on "Transformations to sustainability: critical social science perspectives"
Available online, version of record 24 July 2021
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1877-3443
DOI:10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.009

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