One human settlement: A transdisciplinary approach to climate change adaptation research

Serrao‐Neumann, Silvia; Schuch, Gemma; Harman, Ben; Crick, Florence; Sanò, Marcello; Sahin, Oz; Staden, Rudi Cobus Van; Baum, Scott; Choy, Darryl Charles Low

doi:10.1016/j.futures.2014.08.011

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“…Still, inasmuch as learnings are transferrable across scales, our work corroborates the findings of Serrao-Neumann et al (2015) that transdisciplinary research is conducive to climate adaptation research. The research and cross-sector collaboration presented here has gradually evolved from a scientific interest in flooding hazards, data provision from leveling by national authorities, and an interest in these results by the local municipality.…”

Section: Toward Transdisciplinary Research and Collaborationsupporting

confidence: 85%

“…Serrao-Neumann et al (2015) reviewed transdisciplinary literature and approaches, and provided learnings about sectorial and cross-sectorial climate change research and management of climate change impacts in SE Queensland, Australia. Particularly relevant to this study are the authors' reflections and conclusions regarding the concept of learning-by-doing and doing-bylearning concerning the development of theoretical knowledge from practice, and the development of practical knowledge from theory, respectively, proposed by Loorbach andRotmans (2011, cf.…”

Section: Toward Transdisciplinary Research and Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In parallel, doing-by-learning was carried out by reframing adaptation options proposed in the literature to improve their capacity of being adopted and implemented in a pragmatic way based on stakeholders' feedback. In addition, a solutionoriented transdisciplinary research collaboration (opposed to a problem-oriented) was an advantage; and a selected sector can successfully be used as a platform to (re)integrate and apply created knowledge according to Serrao-Neumann et al (2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Assessing Future Flood Hazards for Adaptation Planning in a Northern European Coastal Community

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From a transdisciplinary approach in the town of Thyboron, Denmark, we investigate couplings between sea state (i.e., mean and extreme) and flooding hazards today and ahead. This includes analyses of change and variability in the groundwater table, precipitation, land motion, geotechnical ground properties, sewerage systems and other infrastructure to outline a more complete platform for the integration of knowledge into climate adaptation schemes at this highly vulnerable coastal location. It involves the engagement of the main stakeholders who, although having different responsibilities, interests, needs of knowledge and data, and different timeframes for investment and planning, must join in a common appraisal of the challenges faced ahead to provide for better adaptation measures. Apart from obvious adverse effects from future storm surge events, knowledge about the coupled effects of the abovementioned parameters needs to be taken into account to reach optimal mitigation and adaptation measures. Through stakeholder interviews it becomes clear that an enhanced focus on transdisciplinary research is a viable way forward to develop such measures: it will bring in more knowledge, a broader scope, and it will provide for more holistic solutions that both serve to protect the town and allow for business development and better municipal planning ahead.

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“…The essay is situated in the context of climate change adaptation, a field increasingly characterized by transdisciplinary discourse and methodological experimentation (Ayre and Nettle, 2015;Kerstin and Barth, 2014;Serrao-Neumann et al, 2015;Romero-Lankao et al, 2013). Adaptation takes place at a number of scales, from local to global; thus integrating knowledge and producing policy-relevant solutions are seen as particularly urgent (Adger et al, 2005;Dilling and Lemos, 2011).…”

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Climate change and transdisciplinary science: Problematizing the integration imperative

Klenk

Meehan

2015

Environmental Science & Policy

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Always cite the published version, so the author(s) will receive recognition through services that track citation counts, e.g. Scopus. If you need to cite the page number of the author manuscript from TSpace because you cannot access the published version, then cite the TSpace version in addition to the published version using the permanent URI (handle) found on the record page. AbstractIn this article we critically examine the 'integration imperative' in transdisciplinary environmental science and build on social constructivist and political theories to suggest alternative approaches of knowledge co-production in transdisciplinary settings. Our argument builds upon a body of literature in social studies of science to cull insights about knowledge co-production, social learning, and the ecology of team science, particularly as it relates to climate change adaptation. Couched in this transdisciplinary literature, we demonstrate, is the assumption that integration necessarily can and should be a regulative ideal. We critique this assumption by examining the 'messy' politics of achieving consensus among radically different, and sometimes irreconcilable, ways of knowing. We argue that the integration imperative conceals the friction, antagonism, and power inherent in knowledge co-production, which in turn can exclude innovative and experimental ways of understanding and adapting to climate change. By way of conclusion, the final section explores three alternative models of knowledge co-production-triangulation, the multiple evidence based approach, and scenario building-and illustrates their application in the context of transdisciplinary research in climate change adaptation in the arctic, focusing on alternative means of cross-boundary engagement with indigenous ways of knowing.

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“…Moreover, the actual definition of sustainability is attributable to the Brundtland Report (WCED, 1987). Today, the agricultural approach to sustainability is defined [10] as the most comprehensive approach to evaluating the relationships between many fields of sustainability studies; this line of research has only developed in recent years with the application of a multidisciplinary approach [11][12][13][14]. Several studies have shown that sustainable agricultural production could provide solutions to food, energy and environmental problems [15] given that the production of renewable energy, agriculture and land use are strictly related [16,17], in fact, energy production through renewable sources generates services which have a market price, such as energy, but it also produces environmental services that do not pass through market price systems; these effects are defined as externalities, as secondary effects of agricultural activity.…”

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Assessment of Biogas Plant Firms by Application of Annual Accounts and Financial Data Analysis Approach

Iotti

Bonazzi

2016

Energies

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Firms operating biogas plants are often characterized by making significant investments in fixed assets financed by equity and, mainly, financial debt. These firms have experienced significant growth in Italy, partly as a result of public contributions. The objective of the research is to analyze the management of biogas plant firms by analyzing annual accounts as the main document of use to third parties for the evaluation of a firm's management. The research, conducted on a sample of 22 firms using 110 year-data, has highlighted that economic and financial margins are different, though often statistically correlated. The research shows that profitability and cash generation in the biogas plant industry are high, even if the generation of cash flow is less than the return on equity, and there are firm cases of having difficulty in financial debt repayment, even in the presence of positive economic margins. The research also shows that return on equity greatly exceeds the performance of Italian government bonds and of the majority of industrial sectors; this result points to the significant increase in returns on equity capital in the industry, potentially damaging other sectors, and highlighting the risk of the distortive use of public resources.

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One human settlement: A transdisciplinary approach to climate change adaptation research

Cited by 42 publications

References 68 publications

Assessing Future Flood Hazards for Adaptation Planning in a Northern European Coastal Community

Assessing Future Flood Hazards for Adaptation Planning in a Northern European Coastal Community

Climate change and transdisciplinary science: Problematizing the integration imperative

Assessment of Biogas Plant Firms by Application of Annual Accounts and Financial Data Analysis Approach

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