Interdisciplinarity: for what purpose?
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An interdisciplinary approach to environmental sciences is discussed, focusing on how science and humanities research can address environmental issues. Topics presented include the application of scientific theory to real-life problems, and the positive and negative aspects of interdisciplinary science.
Publication Name: Policy Sciences
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0032-2687
Year: 1999
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Sustainble development requires integrated approaches
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Issues discussed concern interdisciplinary approaches to environmental science and the implementation of sustainable development principles. Topics addressed include international environmental policy, economics and environmentalism, and the politics of natural conservation.
Publication Name: Policy Sciences
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0032-2687
Year: 1999
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Going beyond disciplines: the meanings of interdisciplinarity
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The author discusses an interdisciplinary approach to the environmental sciences, focusing on how disciplinary knowledge is connected in an attempt to solve real-world problems. Topics addressed include environmental policy and the methodology of interdisciplinary research.
Publication Name: Policy Sciences
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0032-2687
Year: 1999
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