Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies
A Primer
Published on 26. November 2010
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184 pages
978-1-4443-3686-3 (ISBN)
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Description
Environmental issues are inherently interdisciplinary, and environmental academic programs increasingly use an interdisciplinary approach.
This timely book presents a core framework for conducting high quality interdisciplinary research. It focuses on the opportunities rather than the challenges of interdisciplinary work and is written for those doing interdisciplinary work (rather than those studying it). It is designed to facilitate high quality interdisciplinary work and the author uses illustrative examples from student work and papers published in the environmental literature.
This book's lucid, problem-solving approach is framed in an accessible easy-to-read style and will be indispensable for anyone embarking on a research project involving interdisciplinary collaboration.
Readership: graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and researchers involved in the interface between human and natural environmental systems
This timely book presents a core framework for conducting high quality interdisciplinary research. It focuses on the opportunities rather than the challenges of interdisciplinary work and is written for those doing interdisciplinary work (rather than those studying it). It is designed to facilitate high quality interdisciplinary work and the author uses illustrative examples from student work and papers published in the environmental literature.
This book's lucid, problem-solving approach is framed in an accessible easy-to-read style and will be indispensable for anyone embarking on a research project involving interdisciplinary collaboration.
Readership: graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and researchers involved in the interface between human and natural environmental systems
Reviews / Votes
"Although it does not reveal a prescriptive path for interdisciplinary work, for our group, this volume served as a valuable catalyst for thinking about interdisciplinary research. We look forward to future conversations that build on OEberg's examples of how to navigate problem-oriented, interdisciplinary research." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 September 2012)More details
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23.9 cm
Width: 16.4 cm
Thickness: 1.5 cm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-3686-3 (9781444336863)
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Gunilla Öberg, Professor and Director of the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia, is a scholar recognized for her groundbreaking research on chlorine biogeochemistry, her work on interdisciplinary research and higher education, as well as for her leadership of interdisciplinary environmental programs.
Content
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Challenges and opportunities
On quality
Background
A note on terminology
Notes
Chapter 2: Beyond CP Snow
Quantitative and qualitative studies
Improved understanding and quality
Drawing on commonalities
Context dependence and quantification
Interpretation and context
Notes
Chapter 3: Questioning to learn and learning to question
Part I: Interdisciplinary expectations (Questions 1 to 3)
Part II: Transacademic aspirations (Questions 4 and 5)
Part III: Academic rigour (Questions 6 to 10)
Notes
Chapter 4: Why do you conduct interdisciplinary work?
Where do you position yourself on the reflection scale?
(Question 1)
To what end are you using knowledge from different disciplines?
(Question 2)
What makes your work interdisciplinary? (Question 3)
Notes
Chapter 5: Why do you interact with society?
Academic knowledge and decision-making
Who participates in which part of the study and how?
(Question 4)
Why do you interact with society? (Question 5)
A word of warning: Don't be snobbish
Notes
Chapter 6: Rigorous but not rigid
On quality assessment
Confusing form and credibility - an example
Communication
Notes
Chapter 7: Marking your playground
Framing
Aim
Operationalizing the aim
Confusing interdisciplinarity with "Everything"
Notes
Chapter 8: Evidence that holds for scrutiny
How or why?
Common procedures
Mixing various types of empirical evidence
Notes
Chapter 9: Anchoring your canoe
Clarifying your sources
Anchoring your frame
Anchoring your method
Notes
Chapter 10: Analysis
Defining "analysis"
Clarifying the own, the new
Relevant literature - your canon
Common knowledge
Original research
Textbooks
The style of recognized scholars
Passive and active voice
Notes
Chapter 11: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Headings
Where do I place the reflections?
Where do I describe the context?
References
Notes
Chapter 12: Being interdisciplinary
Creating an open and respectful climate
Hierarchies that impair
Humbleness and courage
Outstanding studies
Dialogue, feedback and how to manage supervisors
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
Index
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Challenges and opportunities
On quality
Background
A note on terminology
Notes
Chapter 2: Beyond CP Snow
Quantitative and qualitative studies
Improved understanding and quality
Drawing on commonalities
Context dependence and quantification
Interpretation and context
Notes
Chapter 3: Questioning to learn and learning to question
Part I: Interdisciplinary expectations (Questions 1 to 3)
Part II: Transacademic aspirations (Questions 4 and 5)
Part III: Academic rigour (Questions 6 to 10)
Notes
Chapter 4: Why do you conduct interdisciplinary work?
Where do you position yourself on the reflection scale?
(Question 1)
To what end are you using knowledge from different disciplines?
(Question 2)
What makes your work interdisciplinary? (Question 3)
Notes
Chapter 5: Why do you interact with society?
Academic knowledge and decision-making
Who participates in which part of the study and how?
(Question 4)
Why do you interact with society? (Question 5)
A word of warning: Don't be snobbish
Notes
Chapter 6: Rigorous but not rigid
On quality assessment
Confusing form and credibility - an example
Communication
Notes
Chapter 7: Marking your playground
Framing
Aim
Operationalizing the aim
Confusing interdisciplinarity with "Everything"
Notes
Chapter 8: Evidence that holds for scrutiny
How or why?
Common procedures
Mixing various types of empirical evidence
Notes
Chapter 9: Anchoring your canoe
Clarifying your sources
Anchoring your frame
Anchoring your method
Notes
Chapter 10: Analysis
Defining "analysis"
Clarifying the own, the new
Relevant literature - your canon
Common knowledge
Original research
Textbooks
The style of recognized scholars
Passive and active voice
Notes
Chapter 11: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Headings
Where do I place the reflections?
Where do I describe the context?
References
Notes
Chapter 12: Being interdisciplinary
Creating an open and respectful climate
Hierarchies that impair
Humbleness and courage
Outstanding studies
Dialogue, feedback and how to manage supervisors
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
Index