Participation is often presented as a 'good'thing and a fairer way to represent views and
opinions outside narrow confines of interest and expertise. However, the roots of …

Issues of environment and environmental health involve multiple interests regarding eg
political, societal, economical, and public concerns represented by different kinds of …

This article examines how to enhance the ability of managers to promote productivity
through reflective structures and appreciatively evaluative dialogues based on front-line …

Risk-taking is normal in everyday life if there are associated (perceived) benefits. Benefit-
Risk Analysis (BRA) compares the risk of a situation to its related benefits and addresses the …

An integrated benefit–risk analysis aims to give guidance in decision situations where
benefits do not clearly prevail over risks, and explicit weighing of benefits and risks is thus …

Integrating human health into prospective impact assessments is known to be challenging.
This is true for both approaches: dedicated health impact assessments (HIA) as well as …

This paper investigates new kinds of practices of social work in Finland through two relevant
issues to all current professions:(i) organizing effective knowledge work and (ii) organizing …

The calls for knowledge-based policy and policy-relevant research invoke a need to
evaluate and manage environment and health assessments and models according to their …

Yhtäköyttä-hankkeessa (Yhteiset tietokäytännöt tutkimuksessa ja päätöksenteossa)
selvitettiin sitä, miten tuetaan kokonaisvaltaista tietopohjaista päätöksentekoa ja …

Abstract Knowledge-building (KB) pedagogy is a framework that promotes collective inquiry
towards the continual resolution of knowledge problems that are relevant to a community …