Transdisciplinary Sustainability Studies: a Heuristic Approach
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1. Verfasser: Huutoniemi, Katri (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2014
Schriftenreihe:Routledge studies in sustainability
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Beschreibung:Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword: from method to transdisciplinary heuretics; 1 Introduction: sustainability, transdisciplinarity and the complexity of knowing; PART I Heuristics and problem framing; 2 Thinking outward: heuristics for systemic understanding of environmental problems; 3 Ecosystem services in integrated sustainability assessment: a heuristic view; 4 Heuristics for framing sustainability problems in transport; 5 Exploring the space of alternatives: heuristics in sustainability scenarios
PART II Heuristics and problem solving6 From complexity to solvability: the praxeology of transdisciplinary research; 7 Responding to communication challenges in transdisciplinary sustainability science; 8 Envisioning solutions: expert deliberation on environmental futures; 9 Understanding environmental heuristics: trust and dialogue; PART III New directions for sustainability; 10 Heuristics as cognitive tools for pursuing sustainability; 11 Transdisciplinarity as sustainability; Index
Arising out of human-environment interaction, sustainability problems resist disciplinary categories and simple solutions. This book offers a fresh approach to practical and methodological concerns in transdisciplinary environmental and sustainability studies. It illustrates methodological means by which researchers, professionals, and decision-makers can address complex environmental issues. While scientific reasoning is mostly guided by disciplinary traditions, transdisciplinary research rests on other cognitive strategies. As it does not have a ready-made stance toward problems, f
Beschreibung:233 pages
ISBN:9781135007430
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