Closing transdisciplinary collaboration gaps of food-energy-water nexus research

被引:8
作者
Zhuang, Jie [1 ,2 ]
Loffler, Frank [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ]
Sayler, Gary [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tennessee, Dept Biosyst Engn & Soil Sci, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[2] Univ Tennessee, Ctr Environm Biotechnol, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[3] Univ Tennessee, Dept Microbiol, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[4] Univ Tennessee, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[5] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Biosci Sci Div, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Food; Energy; Water; Transdisciplinary research; International collaboration; POLICY; INTER; MULTI;
D O I
10.1016/j.envsci.2021.10.004
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The nexus of food, energy, and water (FEW) systems is key to ensuring global sustainability in the face of climate change, population growth, and urbanization. To address FEW resources inequity among different regions and countries, transdisciplinary research networking becomes increasingly important for tackling this intractable, complex grand challenge. In contrast to interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary research, transdisciplinary research emphasizes the interactions of scientific, cognitive, and social factors from a top-down view. Intellectual and strategic integrations entail weaving scientific, socioeconomic, and political perspectives together into a new convergence model and fostering a shared vision and comparable assessment, though these goals might not be realistically achievable in the short term. This article summarizes major barriers to transdisciplinary research on FEW nexus grand challenges and possible solutions to be implemented at multiple levels of distinct social systems. Implementation of the solutions relies on not only top-down incentives of governments but also bottom-up initiatives of academic communities and individual researchers. The relevance of shared interests and visions between the research communities and the public is emphasized.
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页码:164 / 167
页数:4
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