One human settlement: A transdisciplinary approach to climate change adaptation research |
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| Institution: | 1. Urban Research Program, School of Environment, Griffith University, Australia;2. CSIRO Land and Water Flagship, Dutton Park, Australia;3. London School of Economics, UK;4. Centre for Coastal Management, Griffith University, Australia;5. School of Engineering, Griffith University, Australia;6. College of Engineering and Science, Structural Mechanics and Materials Research Group, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia;7. School of Environment, Griffith University, Australia;1. Research Group Inter-/Transdisciplinarity, University of Basel, Program Man-Society-Environment (MGU), Vesalgasse 1, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland;2. Research Group Inter-/Transdisciplinarity, University of Basel, Program Man-Society-Environment (MGU), Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland;1. Dept of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, EGHAM, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK;2. Dept of Limnology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;1. Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Udine, Italy;2. The Institute for Integrated Cell–Material Sciences (WPI–iCeMS), Kyoto University, Japan;3. Graduate School of Innovation Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan;1. Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, 1472 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;2. Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University, 1782 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;3. Center for Collaborative Conservation, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, 1401 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;4. Colorado Water Institute, Colorado State University, 1033 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;5. Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University, 1784 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;6. Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, 1499 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA |
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| Abstract: | The threat of climate change demands that human settlements adapt to unavoidable impacts. Climate change is a complex problem that requires traditional disciplines to work together to facilitate an integrated and coordinated response to its impacts. Transdisciplinary research approaches have been recognised for being well placed to aid responses to complex problems such as climate change. This paper draws on the experience of the South East Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative (SEQCARI), Australia, to reflect upon the challenges involved in undertaking transdisciplinary research aimed at developing and improving a range of adaptation options for specific sectors as well as across sectors. Challenges and learning's are discussed based on the three phases of transdisciplinary research processes: problem framing and team building, co-creation of solution-oriented transferable knowledge, and (re)integration and application of created knowledge. Four key insights are then discussed to advance transdisciplinary research approaches for climate change adaptation: adoption of a dynamic learning approach such as learning-by-doing/doing-by-learning to provide sufficient flexibility and scope to navigate potential barriers and conflicts; selection of social sciences to drive integration; choice of one sector as a platform for integration; and acknowledgement of existing barriers and limitations associated with the political context in which the research takes place. |
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| Keywords: | Australia Scenario planning Action-research Collaboration Knowledge-sharing |
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