Transdisciplinarity in groundwater management - Towards mutual learning of science and society

被引:56
作者
Scholz, RW [1 ]
Mieg, HA
Oswald, JE
机构
[1] ETH Zurich, HAD, Dept Environm Sci Nat & Social Sci Interface UNS, Zurich, Switzerland
[2] ETH Zurich, HAD, Dept Environm Sci People & Environm Interact MUB, Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
groundwater management; interdisciplinarity; knowledge integration; mutual learning; nitrate; transdisciplinarity;
D O I
10.1023/A:1005292328778
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Transdisciplinarity is defined as a specific type of knowledge prodution that has to be distinguished from interdisciplinarity. Transdisciplinarity deals with relevant, complex societal problems and organizes processes of mutual learning between agents from the scientific and the non-scientific world. We introduce principles of transdisciplinarity when presenting projects on groundwater and soil management in the Klettgau trough, a catchment of 156 km(2). Currently, the groundwater aquifer shows a critical nitrate load due to intense agriculture. The projects are the ETH-UNS Case Study Responsible Soil Use in the German-Swiss Area and the Interreg II EG/EU project Developmental Strategy for the Klettgau Trough. The ETH-UNS study is part of a new type of undergraduate course. The project organization, the methods of knowledge integration, process details and results are introduced as an example of transdisciplinary activities. The project was linked to the INTERREG II program that also used participatory methods in soil and groundwater management.
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页码:477 / 487
页数:11
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