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Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.07.018
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Titel (primär) Relating the philosophy and practice of ecological economics: the role of concepts, models, and case studies in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research
Autor Baumgärtner, S.; Becker, C.; Frank, K. ORCID logo ; Müller, B. ORCID logo ; Quaas, M.
Quelle Ecological Economics
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
Department OESA
Band/Volume 67
Heft 3
Seite von 384
Seite bis 393
Sprache englisch
Keywords Ecological economics; Interdisciplinarity; Philosophy of science; Sustainability; Transdisciplinarity
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.
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Baumgärtner, S., Becker, C., Frank, K., Müller, B., Quaas, M. (2008):
Relating the philosophy and practice of ecological economics: the role of concepts, models, and case studies in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research
Ecol. Econ. 67 (3), 384 - 393 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.07.018