A key challenge in the United States is how to manage wildfire risk across boundaries and
scales, as roles, responsibilities, and ability to act are distributed among actors in ways that …

Boundary objects (BOs) are abstract or physical artifacts that exist in the liminal spaces
between adjacent communities of people. The theory of BOs was originally introduced by …

Machine learning (ML) depends on data to train and verify models. Very often, organizations
outsource processes related to data work (ie, generating and annotating data and …

This book explores the emerging forms and functions of contemporary mobile borders. It
deals with issues of security, technology, migration and cooperation while addressing the …

In this paper we make a case for the use of multiple theoretical perspectives—theory on
boundary objects, epistemic objects, cultural historical activity theory, and objects as …

Highlights•Applied ethnographic study of a footwear company developing a new
boot.•Prototypes are communication tools to explain, gain feedback, negotiate, or …

The common operational picture is used to overcome coordination and information
management problems during emergency response. Increasingly, this approach is …

An effective placement of irrigation efficiency in water management will contribute towards
meeting the pre-eminent global water challenges of our time such as addressing water …

The first book-length, in-depth ethnography of US human spaceflight What if outer space is
not outside the human environment but, rather, defines it? This is the unusual starting point …

This article explores the use of irony for boundary work in social media. It suggests that the
combination of the polysemy inherent to ironic humor and new decontextualized digital …