Van Den Bosch, Matilda
- Institutionen för människa och samhälle, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
The problems of the world are not categorised into disciplines. They are far more complex, a reality that the tradition of transdisciplinary research has recognised. When faced with questions in public health and sustainability, the traditional scientific paradigm often seems inadequate, and, at least in medicine, transdisciplinary research has not yet been fully appreciated or acknowledged. This lack of recognition may be partly caused by a lack of cooperation between disciplines and between science and society. In this paper, I discuss some of the challenges that scientists and policymakers face in public health and environment within a methodological context. I present transdisciplinarity as a modern research tool that should be applied in research in health and the environment and argue that these topics can be approached beyond the inherent obstacle of incommensurability between disciplines. Thus, a small step might be taken in this immense research arena.
Nyckelord
integrative patterns; cooperation; ecology; human behaviour; philosophy of science; collaboration; sustainability; methodology; globalisation
Publicerad i
International journal of environmental research and public health
2010, volym: 7, nummer: 6, sidor: 2692-2707
Utgivare: MDPI AG
SLU författare
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG3 God hälsa och välbefinnande
UKÄ forskningsämne
Livsmedelsvetenskap
Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7062692
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/41547