Putting transdisciplinary research into practice: a participatory approach to understanding change in coastal social-ecological systems
Benham, Claudia F., and Daniell, Katherine A. (2016) Putting transdisciplinary research into practice: a participatory approach to understanding change in coastal social-ecological systems. Ocean & Coastal Management, 128. pp. 29-39.
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Abstract
As the health of many coastal ecosystems declines, there is an increasingly urgent need for research that transcends academic disciplines and can respond to complex environmental problems. While the benefits of transdisciplinary research are widely recognised, there are institutional and practical constraints on researchers wishing to put these approaches into practice. In this paper we seek to understand how incorporating participatory elements into research design and data collection can enhance the benefits of a transdisciplinary approach and improve outcomes for scientists and users of research. To do so, we describe and reflect on a transdisciplinary research project conducted in a large industrial port in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia. Drawing on experiential observation and theoretical contributions from across the literatures on transdisciplinary and participatory research, we also develop an integrated research framework that can be applied across contexts. The research demonstrates that incorporating participatory techniques during the research scoping phase can help researchers to develop a transdisciplinary research programme that can both strengthen research outcomes and ensure their relevance to coastal communities and decision makers.
Item ID: | 48498 |
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Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
ISSN: | 1873-524X |
Keywords: | research methodology, transdisciplinary research, Great Barrier Reef, participation, governance, science-based policy |
Funders: | CSIRO Energy, Australian National University, Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) |
Projects and Grants: | RCS Phyllis Montgomerie Award |
Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2017 09:04 |
FoR Codes: | 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410404 Environmental management @ 100% |
SEO Codes: | 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960503 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Environments @ 100% |
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