Interdisciplinarity in integrated environmental research in Germany: lessons from an empirical evaluation

Abstract: "Endeavours to understand the complex interactions between society and environment have stimulated a lively debate over the prerequisites for interdisciplinarity and integrated environmental research. One highly contested issue is whether, and to what extent, interdisciplinarity can be achieved within the framework of present academic structures, considering their strong disciplinary orientation. Some scholars see a need for a fundamental reorganisation of science and its links back to society, in order to be able to develop trans-disciplinary and problem-oriented knowledge. Other authors reject this position and highlight the need for strictly disciplinary research which then has to be integrated into interdisciplinary re-search by appropriate organisational means. Against this background, this article describes to what extent the research organisation and research practices currently applied in major German university-based environmental re-search programmes can be said to be int

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• Alternative title: Interdisziplinarität in der integrierten Umweltforschung in Deutschland: Beispiele aus einer empirischen Evaluation
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 17 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: artec-paper ; Bd. 148

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Natürliche Ressourcen, Energie und Umwelt

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Bremen
• (when): 2007
• Creator: Osthorst, Winfried ; Schuchardt, Bastian ; Birner, Regina
• Contributor: Universität Bremen, Forschungszentrum Nachhaltigkeit (artec)

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-219619
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.