Practice and Outcomes of Multidisciplinary Research for Environmental Sustainability

Since about 1990, when sustainability became a key concept for a wide range of scientific disciplines, the need for multidisciplinary collaboration has increased. We present five illustrative cases from the long‐standing environmental research work at the University of Groningen. The projects descri...

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Published in:Journal of social issues 2007-03, Vol.63 (1), p.175-197
Main Authors: Uiterkamp, Anton J. M. Schoot, Vlek, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Disciplines
Case studies
Collaboration
Concept Formation
Consumption
Cooperation
Energy
Energy Consumption
Environment
Environmental psychology
Evaluation Research
Households
Human behaviour
Interdisciplinary Approach
Interdisciplinary research
Project management
Psychology
Research and Development
Research Design
Risk
Social psychology
Sustainability
Sustainable development
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Summary:Since about 1990, when sustainability became a key concept for a wide range of scientific disciplines, the need for multidisciplinary collaboration has increased. We present five illustrative cases from the long‐standing environmental research work at the University of Groningen. The projects described are about hazardous materials risk, odor annoyance, energy scenario evaluation, climate decision analysis, and household consumption, respectively. The various case discussions emphasize experiences in research conceptualization, project design and execution, main findings, policy advice and surplus value, and difficulties met. Conclusions and recommendations are presented about the practice of multidisciplinary research. Finally, some challenges for research and development about environmental sustainability are discussed.
ISSN:0022-4537
1540-4560
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00502.x