{"product_id":"transdisciplinary-research-and-sustainability-martina-padmanabhan-9780367890131","title":"Transdisciplinary Research and Sustainability: Collaboration, Innovation and Transformation","description":"\u003cp\u003eTransdisciplinarity is a new way of scientifically meeting the challenges of sustainability. Indeed, interdisciplinary collaboration and co-operation with non-academic 'practice partners' is at the core of this; creating contextualised, socially relevant knowledge about complex real-world problems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransdisciplinary Research and Sustainability breaks new ground by presenting transdisciplinary research in practice, drawing on recent advances by the vibrant transdisciplinary research communities in the German-speaking world. It describes methodological innovations developed to address wide-ranging contemporary issues including climate change adaptation, energy policy, sustainable agriculture and soil conservation. Furthermore, the authors reflect on the challenges involved in integrating non-academic actors in scientific research, on the tensions that arise in the encounter of theory and praxis, and on the inherently normative, political nature of sustainability research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlighting the need for academic institutions to be transformed to reflect transdisciplinarity, this timely volume\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers interested in fields such as Sustainability Science, Transdisciplinary Studies and Philosophy of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martina Padmanabhan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367890135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367890131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Martina Padmanabhan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46825828319487,"sku":"9780367890131","price":63.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14fb1a53-9774-482f-beb8-40986d772d19.jpg?v=1746073744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transdisciplinary-research-and-sustainability-martina-padmanabhan-9780367890131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}