The adoption and implementation of transdisciplinary research in the field of land-use science-A comparative case study

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Zscheischler, Jana ^a,b   Rogga, Sebastian ^a   Busse, Maria ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Participatory research; Research policy; Science practice collaboration; Social innovation; Transformation

Indexed keywords

APPLIED SCIENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INNOVATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE; LAND USE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; RESEARCH; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GERMANY;

EID: 85032380806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su9111926     Document Type: Article

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