Closing transdisciplinary collaboration gaps of food-energy-water nexus research
Closing transdisciplinary collaboration gaps of food-energy-water nexus research
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DOI：
10.1016/j.envsci.2021.10.004
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发表时间：
2021-12
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6
通讯作者：
J. Zhuang;F. Löffler;G. Sayler
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作者：
J. Zhuang;F. Löffler;G. Sayler
面对气候变化、人口增长和城市化，粮食、能源和水（FEW）系统的联系是确保全球可持续性的关键。为了解决不同地区和国家之间的资源不平等问题，跨学科研究网络对于解决这一棘手、复杂的重大挑战变得越来越重要。与跨学科或多学科研究相比，跨学科研究从自上而下的角度强调科学、认知和社会因素的相互作用。知识和战略整合需要将科学、社会经济和政治观点编织到一个新的融合模型中，并培养共同的愿景和可比较的评估，尽管这些目标可能在短期内无法实际实现。本文总结了在不同社会系统的多个层面上实施FEW nexus跨学科研究的主要障碍、重大挑战和可能的解决方案。解决方案的实施不仅依赖于政府自上而下的激励，也依赖于学术界和个别研究人员自下而上的倡议。强调研究界和公众之间的共同利益和愿景的相关性。
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.