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Implications of transdisciplinarity for sustainability research
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In this article, it is shown that sustainability research for sustainable development has to be issue oriented and reflect the diversity, complexity and dynamics of the processes involved as well as their variability between specific problem situations.About:
This article is published in Ecological Economics.The article was published on 2006-11-01. It has received 590 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Transdisciplinarity & Sustainable development.read more
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Knowledge to Serve the City: Insights from an Emerging Knowledge-Action Network to Address Vulnerability and Sustainability in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Tischa A. Muñoz-Erickson,Ariel E. Lugo,Elvia J. Meléndez-Ackerman,Luis E. Santiago-Acevedo,José Seguinot-Barbosa,Pablo Méndez-Lázaro,Myrna Hall,Braulio Quintero,Alonso Ramírez,Diana C. Garcia-Montiel,Robert Gilmore Pontius,Olga M. Ramos-González,Raúl Santiago-Bartolomei,Julio C. Verdejo-Ortiz,Jorge R. Ortiz-Zayas,Carmen M. Concepción,Daniela F. Cusack,Juan Giusti,William H. McDowell,María Luz Cruz-Torres,Julio Vallejo,Lindsay Cray,Jess K. Zimmerman,Víctor Cuadrado-Landrau,Magaly Figueroa +24 more
TL;DR: In this article, an Urban Long-Term Research Area Exploratory Awards (ULTRA-Ex) is brought to you for free and open access by the Biology at Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyolas Law School.
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Etude des compromis et synergies entre services écosystémiques et biodiversité : Une approche multidimensionnelle de leurs interactions dans le socioécosystème des Alpes Française
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose an approche biophysique quantitative and spatialisee de la multifonctionnalite des ecosystemes, based on the concept of service ecosystemique (leurs ‘facettes') and propose un cadre conceptuel pour en cartographier les reseaux dinfluence.
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Delivering on the promise: how are sustainability research institutes enabling interdisciplinary research?
TL;DR: In this article, 30 interviews were conducted with leadership and faculty within 4 sustainability research institutes in the USA exploring how they support inter-disciplinary research within their units, and they highlighted eight themes on how research institutions are, and can further, enable inter-disciplinarity within their organisations and universities.
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Collaborative energy visioning under conditions of illiberal democracy: results and recommendations from Ecuador
TL;DR: In this article, the authors apply a transdisciplinary transition management arena (TTMA) process, whereby civil society and other stakeholders can be engaged in the envisioning of new energy futures, and present a rationale and design that draws on transdisciplinary research and transition management theories, problem statements, visions and strategies for a more decentralised energy system were set out, as generated by participants from government, NGOs, business and academia.
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Business models for the Anthropocene: accelerating sustainability transformations in the private sector.
Sarah Burch,Jose Di Bella +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify five building blocks for business models where transdisciplinary sustainability research can accelerate entrepreneurial activity that fosters desirable sustainable pathways by enabling the creation of new capabilities in support of broader transformational processes.
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