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Environmental Studies
Ana Prades, Roser Sala, Josep Espluga, Markku Lehtonen
Summary: This article presents the results of a survey on the perceptions of nuclear-sector professionals in Spain regarding the potential role of social sciences in the sector. The majority of respondents had little experience collaborating with social scientists and interdisciplinary traditions are weak in this sector. However, the surveyed professionals expressed interest in greater openness, dialogue, and inclusion of the social sciences, believing that they can break the structural inertia that inhibits cross-disciplinary collaboration.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Cara Steger, Shana Hirsch, Chris Cosgrove, Sarah Inman, Eric Nost, Xoco Shinbrot, Jessica P. R. Thorn, Daniel G. Brown, Adrienne Gret-Regamey, Birgit Muller, Robin S. Reid, Catherine Tucker, Bettina Weibel, Julia A. Klein
Summary: This study analyzed dynamic models of mountain SES to address global environmental challenges, finding that most models are participatory with low direct outreach to decision makers. SES models often lack representation of social datasets and decision support is higher in models with diverse stakeholders.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anita Lazurko, Vanessa Schweizer, Derek Armitage
Summary: Climate change is causing more frequent and severe extreme events in river basins worldwide. The complexities of social-ecological systems make it challenging to build resilience to these impacts, as they involve social-ecological interactions, cross-scale feedbacks, and diverse actor interests. This study used a transdisciplinary scenario modeling process to explore the future of a river basin under climate change, considering the interactions between resilience-building efforts and the complex, cross-scale social-ecological system. The results highlight the potential of the cross-impact balances (CIB) method in generating insights about the trajectory of social-ecological systems.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Victoria Syddall, Simon Thrush, Karen Fisher
Summary: The Western and Central Pacific tuna fisheries face complex challenges that require integrated governance. The SECO framework, with its transdisciplinary research approach, can reveal intricate interactions and connections in ocean systems, offering potential for deeper analysis.
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Development Studies
Jessica Cockburn
Summary: This paper introduces the application of applied critical realism to enable knowledge integration in transdisciplinary research. Through a case study, the author demonstrates the use of these tools and discusses the challenges brought by the tensions related to philosophy, methodology, and researcher positionality.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Garry Sotnik, A. Paige Fischer, Ines Ibanez, Stella J. M. Cousins
Summary: This article highlights the growing attention to adaptation in human and natural systems, while pointing out the lack of focus on co-adaptation. Scholars have different understandings of adaptation, but they agree that it is primarily a form of change. The new typology presented in the article introduces four basic types of change, providing a theoretical framework for studying adaptation and co-adaptation in CHANSs.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2021)
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Douglas V. Porpora
Summary: This paper calls for attention to a naturalized metaphysics based on the best social science available. It introduces prominent metaphysical views in social sciences and explores how philosophically oriented social scientists engage with them. The paper discusses arguments particularly relevant to a naturalized social metaphysics.
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Engineering, Environmental
Louis Celliers, Lena Roelfer, Nina Rivers, Sergio Rosendo, Meredith Fernandes, Bernadette Snow, Maria Manez Costa
Summary: Knowledge co-production is important for achieving sustainability, and this paper develops and tests a methodology for stratifying stakeholders. The methodology helps identify the most relevant stakeholders for engagement and participation in research processes. It was applied in a project in Algoa Bay, South Africa, and successfully identified five organisational archetypes for ocean and coastal governance.
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Environmental Sciences
Cara Steger, Julia A. Klein, Robin S. Reid, Sandra Lavorel, Catherine Tucker, Kelly A. Hopping, Rob Marchant, Tara Teel, Aida Cuni-Sanchez, Tsechoe Dorjii, Greg Greenwood, Robert Huber, Karim-Aly Kassam, David Kreuer, Anne Nolinn, Aaron Russello, Julia L. Sharp, Mateja Smid Hribar, Jessica P. R. Thorn, Gordon Grants, Mohammed Mahdi, Martha Morenou, Daniel Waiswav
Summary: Flexibility and collaborative spirit are highly valued skills in SWS, and different respondents have differing perspectives on barriers to successful SWS implementation. A toolbox of 20 best practices can be utilized to overcome barriers and enhance the societal and scientific impacts of SWS projects.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Megan N. Wilson, Adrian E. Laufer, Erin M. Howard, Jennifer A. T. K. Wong-Ala
Summary: The Earth has entered the Anthropocene with complex interactions between human and natural systems exacerbating wicked problems. Efforts are being made to bridge the gap between human and natural systems research through multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary collaborations. Oregon State University's Research Traineeship Program offers graduate students transdisciplinary training opportunities needed to address these challenges.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Felipe Gallardo-Lopez, Ariadna Linares-Gabriel, Mario Alejandro Hernandez-Chontal
Summary: The current framework of agroecosystem knowledge tends to focus on systemic approaches and static structures, rather than dynamic processes. Research suggests that agroecosystems are the result of interdependence among diverse actors, creating complex social interfaces that require further understanding. Therefore, it is important to correct unclear aspects such as psychosocial factors and relationships with the social environment in order to better analyze the complexity of agroecosystems.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cecilie Friis, Monica Hernandez-Morcillo, Matthias Baumann, Claudia Coral, Theresa Frommen, Arash Ghoddousi, David Loibl, Philippe Rufin
Summary: In order to address the challenges of sustainability in the twenty-first century, interdisciplinary human-environment research that integrates knowledge and perspectives across scales is crucial. However, the concepts of 'scale' and 'scaling' continue to pose challenges for researchers in this field. This study aims to clarify these challenges and propose potential solutions for bridging scales in interdisciplinary human-environment research. The main challenges identified include differences in research approaches, lack of resources for collaboration, conflicting perspectives on problem and scale definitions, and miscommunication. The proposed solutions emphasize open communication, data sharing, new techniques for upscaling or downscaling results, and improved collaboration. The study highlights the importance of interdisciplinary interactions and collaboration at individual, institutional, and academic system levels for bridging scales.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ellen M. Hoffmann, Nikolaus Schareika, Christoph Dittrich, Eva Schlecht, Daniela Sauer, Andreas Buerkert
Summary: Along with climate change, population growth, and overexploitation of natural resources, urbanisation is among the major global challenges of our time. It is a nexus where many of the world's grand challenges intersect, and thus key to sustainable development. The traditional understanding of urbanisation as a successive and unidirectional transformation from rural to urban is being questioned, as examples from around the globe show that rural and urban areas coexist and often merge. The concept of rurbanity provides an integrated theoretical framework that overcomes the rural-urban divide and can be applied to empirical research, offering a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2023)
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Economics
Lucas Rutting, Joost Vervoort, Heleen Mees, Peter Driessen
Summary: In recent years, there has been an increasing use of foresight in the governance of social-ecological systems. However, it often lacks reflexivity and political awareness. By integrating with critical futures studies, critical systems theory, and environmental governance, the application of foresight in this domain can be strengthened. This integration requires political reflexivity, consideration of stakeholders, and co-production of methodology and outcomes.
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Timothee Fouqueray, Julie Latune, Michel Trommetter, Nathalie Frascaria-Lacoste
Summary: This article investigates the technical and timber-focused framing of climate change by forest managers, and analyzes participants' negotiations when attempting to change the simulation rules of forest management. It highlights how establishing a payment system for ecosystem services can reduce financial imbalance driven by climate change.
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
(2022)
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Ecology
Timothy Lynam, Raphael Mathevet, Michel Etienne, Samantha Stone-Jovicich, Anne Leitch, Nathalie Jones, Helen Ross, Derick Du Toit, Sharon Pollard, Harry Biggs, Pascal Perez
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(2012)
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Ecology
Gail Moloney, Zoe Leviston, Timothy Lynam, Jennifer Price, Samantha Stone-Jovicich, Duncan Blair
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
(2014)
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Water Resources
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Environmental Sciences
Emma Yuen, Samantha Stone Jovicich, Benjamin L. Preston
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(2013)
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Ecology
Samantha S. Stone-Jovicich, Timothy Lynam, Anne Leitch, Natalie A. Jones
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