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Transdisciplinary research: if it's so important, why aren't we all doing it?
Summary
This Dutch paper advocates for transdisciplinary research as an essential approach for tackling complex environmental challenges, describing practical steps for collaboration between academic and applied researchers.
Het Centre for Unusual Collaborations (CUCo) en TNO pleiten in een paper voor het belang van transdisciplinair onderzoek en een systeembenadering voor het aanpakken van complexe uitdagingen. Onderzoekers Lamain (CUCo), Sassen – van Meer (TNO) en Van Gemerden (TNO) beschrijven in het paper de stappen die nodig zijn om de kloof tussen het theoretische concept van transdisciplinariteit en het in de praktijk brengen ervan te overbruggen.
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