کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4428344 | 1619750 | 2015 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Structured synthesis advances science through transdisciplinary collaboration.
• Synthesis centres can effectively facilitate transdisciplinary synthesis.
• Syntheses draw on unifying frameworks, culturally resonant narratives and big data.
• Benefits include conceptual, methodological, policy, career and research outcomes.
• Continuity of programmes is essential to fully reap their benefits.
Mitigating the environmental effects of global population growth, climatic change and increasing socio-ecological complexity is a daunting challenge. To tackle this requires synthesis: the integration of disparate information to generate novel insights from heterogeneous, complex situations where there are diverse perspectives. Since 1995, a structured approach to inter-, multi- and trans-disciplinary1 collaboration around big science questions has been supported through synthesis centres around the world. These centres are finding an expanding role due to ever-accumulating data and the need for more and better opportunities to develop transdisciplinary and holistic approaches to solve real-world problems. The Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS
Journal: Science of The Total Environment - Volume 534, 15 November 2015, Pages 173–184