The role played by social-ecological resilience as a method of integration in interdisciplinary research

Autor: Simone A. Beichler, Sanin Hasibovic, Bart Jan Davidse, Sonja Deppisch
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Ecology and Society, Vol 19, Iss 3, p 4 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1708-3087
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06583-190304
Popis: Today's multifaceted environmental problems, including climate change, necessitate interdisciplinary research. It is however difficult to combine disciplines to study such complex phenomena. We analyzed the experience we gained in applying a particular method of interdisciplinary integration, the 'bridging concept.' We outlined the entire process of developing, utilizing, and adapting social-ecological resilience as a bridging concept in a research project involving seven different disciplines. We focused on the tensions and opportunities arising from interdisciplinary dialogue and the understandings and manifestations of resilience in the disciplines involved. By evaluating the specific cognitive and social functions of resilience as a method of integration, we call for placing greater emphasis on the quality and value of the actual interdisciplinary process, rather than concentrating solely on the output of interdisciplinary work.
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