Thinking about knowing: Conceptual foundations for interdisciplinary environmental research

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 388-397

  Khagram, Sanjeev ^a   Nicholas, Kimberly A ^b,c   Bever, Dena Macmynowski ^b   Warren, Justin ^b   Richards, Elizabeth H ^b,d   Oleson, Kirsten ^b   Kitzes, Justin ^b,e   Katz, Rebecca ^b,f   Hwang, Rebeca ^b,g   Goldman, Rebecca ^b,h   Funk, Jason ^b,i   Brauman, Kate A ^b,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f High Mountain Institute   (United States)

^g YouNoodle   (United States)

^h THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

ⁱ ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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Author keywords

environment and security; environmental studies; epistemology; interdisciplinary research; philosophy of science; research methods; sustainability science; theory development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; EPISTEMOLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE; RESEARCH METHODS; SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE; THEORY DEVELOPMENT;

COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; ONTOLOGY; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

RESEARCH;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PHILOSOPHY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79951751585     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892910000809     Document Type: Article

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