Transdisciplinary Sustainability Studies

Arising out of human-environment interaction, sustainability problems resist disciplinary categories and simple solutions. This book offers a fresh approach to practical and methodological concerns in transdisciplinary environmental and sustainability studies. It illustrates methodological means by which researchers, professionals, and decision-makers can address complex environmental issues.

Autorentext

Katri Huutoniemi is Researcher in the Department of Social Research at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Petri Tapio is Professor in Futures Research at the University of Turku, Finland.

Inhalt

Foreword: From method to transdisciplinary heuretics 1. Introduction: Sustainability, transdisciplinarity, and the complexity of knowing Part 1: HEURISTICS AND PROBLEM FRAMING 2. Thinking Outwards: Heuristics for systemic understanding of environmental problems3. Ecosystem services in integrated sustainability assessment: A heuristic view 4. Heuristics for framing sustainability problems in transport 5. Exploring the space of alternatives: Heuristics in sustainability scenarios PART 2: HEURISTICS AND PROBLEM SOLVING 6. From complexity to solvability: The praxeology of transdisciplinary research 7 . Responding to communication challenges in transdisciplinary sustainability science8. Envisioning solutions: Expert deliberation on environmental futures 9. Understanding environmental heuristics: Trust and dialoguePART 3: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY 10. Heuristics as cognitive tools for pursuing sustainability 11. Transdisciplinarity as sustainability