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Feedbacks as a bridging concept for advancing transdisciplinary sustainability research

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posted on 2023-05-19, 09:48 authored by Blythe, J, Kirsty NashKirsty Nash, Yates, J, Cumming, G
The emergence of transformation as a core component in sustainability science and practice has opened an exciting space for transdisciplinary research. Yet, the mainstreaming of transformation has also exposed epistemological rifts between diverse research perspectives, presenting significant challenges for transdisciplinary teams. Using coral reef social–ecological systems as an example, we explore how these points of tension may be addressed using a three stage process: Firstly, promoting epistemological transparency, where different kinds of knowledge framings are made explicit; secondly, employing feedbacks as a bridging concept to effectively engage with complex system dynamics from multiple perspectives; and finally, encouraging plurality, rather than the unification of epistemologies, to foster innovative, diverse, and sustainable pathways during this formative moment for global environmental sustainability.

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Publication title

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volume

26-27

Pagination

114-119

ISSN

1877-3435

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd. Current Opinion Journals

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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