Ecosystem Services as Boundary Objects for Transdisciplinary Collaboration
| Autor: | Chloe B. Wardropper, Cody R. Evers, Shana Lee Hirsch, Maria A. Petrova, Max Nielsen-Pincus, Benjamin L. Branoff, Carena J. van Riper, Cara Steger |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Flexibility (engineering)
Economics and Econometrics Boundary object 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences business.industry Computer science media_common.quotation_subject Environmental resource management Provisioning 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Data science Boundary (real estate) Ecosystem services Social group Function (engineering) business Discipline 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Ecological Economics. 143:153-160 |
| ISSN: | 0921-8009 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.07.016 |
| Popis: | The ecosystem services (ES) framework has potential to bring transdisciplinary teams together to achieve societal goals. Some label ES as “boundary objects” that help integrate diverse forms of knowledge across social groups and organizational scales. However, this classification masks complexities that arise from unique characteristics of ES types (i.e., provisioning, regulating, and cultural), which influence their ability to function as boundary objects. We argue that interpretive flexibility and material structures interact in distinct ways across ES types throughout a boundary object “life cycle.” Viewing a 2015 U.S. federal memorandum as a catalyst, we critically evaluate the evolution of ES and its role as a boundary object. We propose that provisioning and regulating services are transitioning out of boundary object status, moving into a more standardized state. However, we anticipate that cultural services may continue to behave as boundary objects if collaborators maintain them as such. This shift in the functionality of ES as boundary objects is an important consideration for future research that attempts to reach across social worlds and disciplinary perspectives. We urge collaborations to rely on the most relevant disciplinary knowledge, rather than allowing the ease of standardized solutions to dictate the boundary of a given problem. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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