Table of contents - Special Issue: Applying transdisciplinary case studies as a means of organizing sustainability learning
Guest Editors: Alfred Posch, Roland Scholz
Transdisciplinary case studies as a means of sustainability learning: Historical framework and theory
Roland W. Scholz, Daniel J. Lang, Arnim Wiek, Alexander I. Walter, Michael StauffacherThis paper aims at presenting the theoretical concepts of the transdisciplinary case study approach (TCS), which is a research and teaching approach developed and elaborated at…
Learning to research environmental problems from a functional socio‐cultural constructivism perspective: The transdisciplinary case study approach
M. Stauffacher, A.I. Walter, D.J. Lang, A. Wiek, R.W. ScholzThe purpose of this paper is to present the transdisciplinary case study (TCS) as a learning framework based on what we call functional socio‐cultural constructivism and…
Integrating research and teaching on innovation for sustainable development
Alfred Posch, Gerald SteinerThe purpose of this paper is to point out the necessity of implementing more appropriate approaches instead of the traditional single disciplinary approaches, in order to be able…
Initiating transdisciplinarity in academic case study teaching: Experiences from a regional development project in Salzburg, Austria
Andreas Muhar, Ulli Vilsmaier, Michaela Glanzer, Bernhard FreyerThe purpose of this paper is to describe experiences with the initiation of transdisciplinarity in academic case study teaching with special reference to regional planning, based…
Introducing a transdisciplinary approach in studies regarding risk assessment and management in educational programs for environmental engineers and planners
Scira MenoniThe purpose of this paper is to discuss how long term risk prevention and civil protection may enter in university programs for environmental engineers and urban and regional…
How appropriate are two established concepts from higher education for solving complex real‐world problems?: A comparison of the Harvard and the ETH case study approach
G. Steiner, D. LawsThe main focus of this paper is to discuss appropriate forms of higher education for building up students' competence for working on complex real‐world problems.
System experts and decision making experts in transdisciplinary projects
Harald A. MiegThis paper aims at a better understanding of expert roles in transdisciplinary projects. Thus, the main purpose is the analysis of the roles of experts in transdisciplinary…
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