Author/Authors
Baumgنrtner، نويسنده , , Stefan and Becker، نويسنده , , Christian and Frank، نويسنده , , Karin and Müller، نويسنده , , Birgit and Quaas، نويسنده , , Martin، نويسنده ,
DocumentNumber
3540412
Title Of Article
Relating the philosophy and practice of ecological economics: The role of concepts, models, and case studies in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research
شماره ركورد
6331
Latin Abstract
We develop a general and unifying methodology for ecological economics which integrates philosophical considerations on the foundations of ecological economics with an adequate operationalization. We argue that the subject matter and aims of ecological economics require a specific combination of inter- and transdisciplinary research, and discuss the epistemological position on which this methodology is based. In accordance with this understanding of inter- and transdisciplinarity and the underlying epistemological position, we develop an operationalization which comprises simultaneous analysis on three levels of abstraction: concepts, (generic) models and case studies. This provides a systematic and integral view on ecological economics, and thus allows one to see the relationship between contributions to the field that have so far been perceived as very heterogeneous and largely unrelated. At the same time, this methodological framework may provide orientation for the further development of ecological economics.
From Page
384
NaturalLanguageKeyword
interdisciplinarity , Sustainability , Transdisciplinarity , Ecological economics , philosophy of science
JournalTitle
Studia Iranica
To Page
393
To Page
393
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