Typology of scientific reflections needed for sustainability science development

Sustainability science is at an early stage of development. Among many other obstacles, there are two prominent issues hindering its advance. There is both a lack of a set of principles for knowledge construction, and a need to implement research to solve real problems. This paper proposes a typolog...

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Published in:Sustainability science 2013-10, Vol.8 (4), p.607-612
Main Authors: Salas-Zapata, Walter A, Rios-Osorio, Leonardo A, Trouchon-Osorio, Alba L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Case studies
Climate Change Management and Policy
Decision making
Developmental stages
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environment and sustainable development
Environmental Economics
Environmental Management
Epistemology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Industrial research
Knowledge
Knowledge management
Landscape Ecology
Note and Comment
Philosophy of science
Problem solving
Proposals
Public Health
Scientists
Social change
Studies
Sustainability
Sustainability science
sustainability science and engineering
Sustainable Development
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Summary:Sustainability science is at an early stage of development. Among many other obstacles, there are two prominent issues hindering its advance. There is both a lack of a set of principles for knowledge construction, and a need to implement research to solve real problems. This paper proposes a typology of scientific reflections for meeting these two challenges and contributing to sustainability science development. This typology is made up of four kinds of reflection: practical, instrumental-methodological, theoretical-conceptual, and onto-epistemological. Each kind of reflection is based on a different type of question and gives shape to its respective type of research.
ISSN:1862-4065
1862-4057
DOI:10.1007/s11625-012-0183-3