Interdisciplinary environmental studies: a primer
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 illu…
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- Full title :Interdisciplinary environmental studies : a primer / by Gunilla Öberg.
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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.
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- Publication Date:2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
- Place of Publication:Chichester
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:online resource (167 s.) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781444328486, 1444328484, 9781444328493, 1444328492
- oclc:ocn938844903
- LC Classification:GE70
- Dewey Decimal:363.700721
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Beyond CP Snow -- Chapter 3. Questioning to Learn and Learning to Question -- Chapter 4. Why do you Conduct Interdisciplinary Work? -- Chapter 5. Why do you Interact with Society? -- Chapter 6. Rigorous but not Rigid -- Chapter 7. Marking your Playground -- Chapter 8. Evidence that Holds for Scrutiny -- Chapter 9. Anchoring your Canoe -- Chapter 10. Analysis -- Chapter 11. Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder -- Chapter 12. Being Interdisciplinary.
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