Transformational Sustainability Research Methodology
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Transformational Sustainability Research Methodology. / Wiek, Arnim; Lang, Daniel J.
Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Hrsg. / Harald Heinrichs; Pim Martens; Gerd Michelsen; Arnim Wiek. Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media, 2016. S. 31-41 3.Publikation: Beiträge in Sammelwerken › Aufsätze in Sammelwerken › Lehre
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T1 - Transformational Sustainability Research Methodology
AU - Wiek, Arnim
AU - Lang, Daniel J.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Sustainability science can roughly be differentiated into two distinct research streams – a “descriptive-analytical” and a “transformational” one. While the former is primarily concerned with describing and analyzing sustainability problems, the latter aims at developing evidence-supported solution options to solve these problems. This chapter presents relevant methodological guidelines and requirements as well as five exemplary research frameworks for transformational sustainability research. The frameworks are for (1) complex problem-handling, (2) transition management and governance, (3) backcasting, (4) integrated planning research, and (5) the transformational sustainability research (TRANSFORM framework). The TRANSFORM framework aims at synthesizing key components of the other frameworks. The frameworks provide guidelines for transformational sustainability research; yet, willingness and capacity of academic, governmental, private, and nonprofit organizations to use them for knowledge-generating operations are still fairly low. To truly support sustainability transformations, much more of this solution-oriented sustainability research is needed.
AB - Sustainability science can roughly be differentiated into two distinct research streams – a “descriptive-analytical” and a “transformational” one. While the former is primarily concerned with describing and analyzing sustainability problems, the latter aims at developing evidence-supported solution options to solve these problems. This chapter presents relevant methodological guidelines and requirements as well as five exemplary research frameworks for transformational sustainability research. The frameworks are for (1) complex problem-handling, (2) transition management and governance, (3) backcasting, (4) integrated planning research, and (5) the transformational sustainability research (TRANSFORM framework). The TRANSFORM framework aims at synthesizing key components of the other frameworks. The frameworks provide guidelines for transformational sustainability research; yet, willingness and capacity of academic, governmental, private, and nonprofit organizations to use them for knowledge-generating operations are still fairly low. To truly support sustainability transformations, much more of this solution-oriented sustainability research is needed.
KW - Sustainability Science
KW - Descriptive-analytical sustainability research
KW - Transformational sustainability research
KW - Knowledge types
KW - Methodological frameworks
KW - Evidence-supported solution options
UR - http://www.springer.com/de/book/9789401772419
U2 - 10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_3
DO - 10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_3
M3 - Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
SN - 978-94-017-7241-9
SP - 31
EP - 41
BT - Sustainability Science
A2 - Heinrichs, Harald
A2 - Martens, Pim
A2 - Michelsen, Gerd
A2 - Wiek, Arnim
PB - Springer Science+Business Media
CY - Dordrecht
ER -