This book is for students and researchers across the social
sciences who are planning, conducting and disseminating research on
sustainability-related issues. Real-world sustainability problems
cross many boundaries, and this is the first book to guide students
and practitioners through the practical and theoretical challenges
of doing interdisciplinary research in this vital and emerging
area.
Researching Sustainability contains many in-depth, 'hands on'
accounts by expert contributors, providing real-life examples and
lessons that can be put to use immediately. Coverage includes:
- the general challenges that sustainability presents to
researchers, including frictions between sustainability and
scientific tradition; complexity; research paradigms;
interdisciplinarity; social-environmental interactions; and ethical
concerns.
- a host of social science based research methods and approaches.
Each chapter presents a different method; its challenges and
suitability for different situations; an in-depth example of the
method in action; insights and lessons.
- dissemination of sustainability research findings, including
influencing policy, communicating with school children and working
with the media.
The book concludes with a critical synthesis of issues and
methods examined in the book together with a discussion of future
research pathways. This book is an essential tool for students,
researchers and practitioners in planning, implementing and
evaluating their sustainability research.
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