Mapping Ecosystem Services for Agricultural Improvement and Human Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

绘制撒哈拉以南非洲农业改良和人类健康生态系统服务图

• 批准号: NE/I004351/1
• 负责人: Christopher Thomas
• 金额: $ 5.69万
• 依托单位: Aberystwyth University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2010 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FI004351%2F1
• 关键词: Mapping; Ecosystem; Services; Agricultural; Improvement

The broad remit of this proposal is the development of tools for Managing Ecosystem Services for Health and Agricultural Improvement in sub-Saharan Africa. Within this sphere of activity, this Partnership and Project Development proposal will draw together a trans-disciplinary team capable of: Quantifying and mapping the links between the ecosystem services and the health and well-being of the people who depend upon them Modelling the impacts of changes to the ecosystem upon the population dependant upon its 'services' including climate change Developing practical responses to both existing and potential problems, aimed at reducing impacts upon the ecosystem and alleviating poverty and health problems through sympathetically improved agriculture; and Delivering these tools to those responsible for formulating policy and making decisions at the African research and policy levels. This consortium will work together to develop a full proposal along the above lines for submission under the ESPA Health Theme. The trans-disciplinary approach of this project will enable researchers from different disciplines and key actors to develop a common vision, while preserving the richness and strength of their respective areas of knowledge. By adopting this approach at the outset the research team will avoid carrying out parallel studies whose results are pooled only at the end. The integration of knowledge and the mutual adoption of a common language and common goals, will take place during the development phase, while the research problems are being defined.

该提案的广泛范围是开发管理生态系统服务的工具，以促进撒哈拉以南非洲的健康和农业改善。在这一活动范围内，该伙伴关系和项目发展提案将汇集一个跨学科团队，能够：对生态系统服务与依赖生态系统服务的人的健康和福祉之间的联系进行量化并绘制地图，模拟生态系统变化对依赖其“服务”的人口（包括气候变化）的影响，制定针对现有和潜在问题的实际对策，旨在减少对生态系统的影响，并通过同情地改进农业来减轻贫困和健康问题；并将这些工具提供给那些负责在非洲研究和政策层面制定政策和决策的人。该联盟将共同努力，按照上述方针拟订一份完整的提案，以便在ESPA卫生主题下提交。该项目的跨学科方法将使来自不同学科的研究人员和关键参与者能够发展共同的愿景，同时保留各自知识领域的丰富性和优势。通过在一开始就采用这种方法，研究小组将避免进行平行研究，其结果仅在最后汇总。在确定研究问题的同时，将在开发阶段进行知识的整合和共同语言和共同目标的相互采用。

项目成果

Transdisciplinary research in sustainability science: practice, principles, and challenges

• DOI: 10.1007/s11625-011-0149-x
• 发表时间: 2012-02-01
• 期刊: SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
• 影响因子: 6
• 作者: Lang, Daniel J.;Wiek, Arnim;Thomas, Christopher J.
• 通讯作者: Thomas, Christopher J.

Transdisciplinary Institutional and Individual Capacity Building for One Health and Global Health Research: A call to action.

统一健康和全球健康研究的跨学科机构和个人能力建设：行动呼吁。

• 发表时间: 2013
• 作者: Allen-Scott, L.K.