Socio-oceanography: an opportunity to integrate marine social and natural sciences
Socio-oceanography: an opportunity to integrate marine social and natural sciences
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10.3389/fmars.2023.1209356
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2023-08
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3.7
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E. Popova;Y. Aksenov;L. Amoudry;Amani Becker;L. Bricheno;Jennifer M. Brown;M. Clare;Alan Evans;C. Evans;Sara E. Fowell;S. Jevrejeva;Z. Jacobs;Daniel O. B. Jones;A. Hibbert;Fran O’Hara;E. McKinley;M. Payo-Payo-M.-Payo-Payo-1403836608;C. Pearce;Sarah F. W. Taylor;C. Sams;A. Yool
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E. Popova;Y. Aksenov;L. Amoudry;Amani Becker;L. Bricheno;Jennifer M. Brown;M. Clare;Alan Evans;C. Evans;Sara E. Fowell;S. Jevrejeva;Z. Jacobs;Daniel O. B. Jones;A. Hibbert;Fran O’Hara;E. McKinley;M. Payo-Payo-M.-Payo-Payo-1403836608;C. Pearce;Sarah F. W. Taylor;C. Sams;A. Yool
海洋自然科学在帮助社会了解海洋系统如何运作及其面临的威胁方面发挥了重要作用。然而，人们越来越认识到，与海洋环境有关的社会挑战只能通过更有效地与社会科学的各个方面相结合来解决。然而，迄今为止，社会科学仍然没有充分纳入海洋研究。认识到历史上的弱点并借鉴作者自己的跨学科研究经验，尽管主要是从自然海洋科学的角度写作，我们提出了一系列步骤来促进包括强大的社会科学在内的综合海洋研究。我们认为，改变自然科学家的观点和态度是关键。海洋与社会之间固有的相互联系确保了我们在海洋自然科学中所做的几乎所有事情都有可能影响甚至解决当前和未来的社会挑战。因此，自然科学家面临的一个关键挑战是在他们自己的学科之外以一种可理解的方式认识和交流这一点。为了解决这些问题，我们引入了“社会海洋学”的概念，我们将其定义为研究海洋环境的“整体系统”方法的一个领域。它侧重于需要在自然科学和社会科学两方面取得进展的挑战，特别是那些社会和自然组成部分之间的反馈开始出现的挑战。在这里，我们讨论它的范围，挑战，其有效的应用和关键步骤催化跨学科的方法使用这一概念。
Marine natural sciences have been instrumental in helping society understand how ocean systems operate and the threats they face. However, there is a growing realisation that the societal challenges related to the marine environment can only be addressed through more effective integration with all aspects of social sciences. Nevertheless, to date, social sciences remain insufficiently integrated into marine research. Recognising historical weaknesses and drawing on the authors’ own experience of interdisciplinary research, albeit writing primarily from a natural marine science perspective, we propose a series of steps to promote integrated marine research inclusive of strong social science. We suggest that changing the perspectives and attitudes of natural scientists is key. The inherent interconnectivity between the ocean and society ensures that nearly everything we do in the marine natural sciences has the potential to influence and, perhaps address, ongoing and future societal challenges. Consequently, a key challenge for natural scientists is to recognise and communicate this in an accessible manner outside their own disciplines. To attempt to address these issues, we introduce the concept of “Socio-oceanography” which we define as an area of research that takes a “whole system” approach to the marine environment. It focuses on the challenges which require advancement of both natural and social science components, especially on those where the feedbacks between social and natural components are beginning to emerge. Here, we discuss its scope, challenges to its effective application and key steps to catalyse interdisciplinary approaches using this concept.