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dc.contributor.authorSylvia Karlsson-
dc.contributor.authorTanja Srebotnjak-
dc.contributor.authorPatricia Gonzales-
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-07T14:42:48Z-
dc.date.available2025-07-07T14:42:48Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.urihttp://umt-ir.umt.edu.my:8080/handle/123456789/22386-
dc.description.sponsorshipThe paper investigates the scientifi knowledge divide in the environmental sciences between developed and developing countries and explores the implications and impacts on both science and policymaking. Quantitative data analysis of more than 6400 scientifi papers published in 1993–2003 yield evidence for a growing divide in authorship, publication rates, and location of scientifi research in nine environmental journals with high impact factor ratings. In addition to this severe imbalance in publication rates between developed and developing countries, we also fin a research bias toward certain eco-climatic zones. More than 80% of papers are published in and about temperate and cold eco-climatic zones. Only 13% of the papers in our study are based on research in the dry sub-tropical and tropical zones, although these eco-climatic zones account for more than 52% of the world’s land area. Based on these results, we discuss how the limited empirical source and focus of environmental research undermine the claims of universality of environmental science and what consequences this may have on policymaking processes at different levels. Finally, we briefl explore some short- and long-term strategies to address the knowledge divide.en_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental scienceen_US
dc.subjectKnowledge divideen_US
dc.subjectBibliometricsen_US
dc.subjectEco-climatic zonesen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental policyen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding the North–South knowledge divide and its implications for policy: a quantitative analysis of the generation of scientifi knowledge in the environmental sciencesen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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