Transdisciplinary enrichment of a linear research process: Experiences gathered from a research project supporting the European Biodiversity Strategy to 2020

Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 376-391

  Hauck, Jennifer ^a   Görg, Christoph ^a   Werner, Anja ^b   Jax, Kurt ^a,c   Bidoglio, Giovanni ^d   Maes, Joachim ^d   Furman, Eeva ^e   Ratamäki, Outi ^e  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b Independent Researcher   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^e FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boundary concept; Ecosystem services; Knowledge broker; Research networks; Science policy interface

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

BOUNDARY CONCEPT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; KNOWLEDGE BROKERS; RESEARCH NETWORKS; SCIENCE - POLICY INTERFACES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84919455481     PISSN: 03080188     EISSN: 17432790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/0308018814Z.00000000098     Document Type: Article

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