- Title
- Exploring and expanding transdisciplinary research for sustainable and just natural resource management
- Creator
- Finca, Andiswa, Wolff, Margaret G, Cockburn, Jessica J, de Wet, Christopher J, Bezerra, Joana C, Weaver, Matthew J T, de Vos, Alta, Ralekhetla, Mateboho M, Libala, Notiswa, Mkabile, Qawekazi B, Odume, Oghenekaro N, Palmer, Carolyn G
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/416307
- Identifier
- vital:71337
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11077-240414"
- Description
- Transdisciplinarity is gaining acceptance in sustainability science research as an approach to work across disparate types of knowledge and practices in order to tackle complex social-ecological problems. On paper, transdisciplinarity appears to be substantially helpful, but in practice, participants may remain voiceless and disadvantaged. In this paper, we retrospectively investigate four case studies using recent design principles for transdisciplinary research, to explore a deeper understanding of the practical successes and failures of transdisciplinary research engagement. We show that the transdisciplinary way of working is time consuming, challenging, and insists that researchers and participants contribute reflexively. Careful attention to research design and methodology is central. The acceptance that complexity renders knowledge provisional, and complete honesty about the purpose of the research are critical to building relationships between researchers and participants. Gaining an understanding of the values people hold influences the research process and the possible outcomes toward sustainable and just natural resource management. We suggest that in order to enable sustainable and just natural resource management, transdisciplinary research should include values and ethics in the design, implementation, and reporting of projects.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (16 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Resilience Alliance
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Ecology and Society, Finca, A., Wolff, M.G., Cockburn, J.J., De Wet, C., Carlos Bezerra, J., Weaver, M.J., De Vos, A., Ralekhetla, M.M., Libala, N., Mkabile, Q.B. and Odume, O.N., 2019. Exploring and expanding transdisciplinary research for sustainable and just natural resource management. Ecology and Society, 24(4), Ecology and Society volume 24 number 4 2019 1708-3087
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- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Resilience Alliance Copyright and Trademark Statement (https://www.resalliance.org/copyright)
- Rights
- Open Access
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de Wet, Christopher John (Prof)
RU Community Engagement Division
Palmer, Carolyn Gay (Tally) (Prof)
Cockburn, Jessica J (Ms)
de Vos, Alta (Dr)
Bezerra, Joana Carlos (Dr)
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods
RU Department of Environmental Science
Odume, Oghenekaro Nelson (Associate Professor)
RU Institute for Water Research, including the Unilever Centre for Environmental Water Quality (IWR)
SDG 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
RU Department of Anthropology
SDG 06. Clean Water and Sanitation
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Global Change Social Learning Systems Development: Transformative Learning and Green Skills Learning (ELRC)
SDG 17. Partnerships for the Goals
RU Department of Education
SDG 04. Quality Education
SDG 15. Life On Land
SDG 14. Life Below Water
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