Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-208) and index.

Introduction to A research agenda for environmental management - through transdisciplinary, social science-rich environmental governance research / Kathleen E. Halvorsen, Jessie L. Knowlton, Chelsea Schelly, Robert M. Handler and Erin C. Pischke -- Governing sustainability and environmental management: what, why, and how? / Erin C. Pischke, Robert M. Handler and Jessie L. Knowlton -- Power within and beyond the state: understanding how power relations shape environmental management / Jesse Abrams, Diana Córdoba, Roman V. Sidortsov, Chelsea Schelly and Hugh S. Gorman -- Integrating across sectors and disciplines: transdisciplinary teamwork challenges and strategies / Kathleen E. Halvorsen, Jessie L. Knowlton, Robert M. Handler, Chelsea Schelly and Erin C. Pischke -- Transdisciplinary research teams: broadening the scope of who participates in research / Erin C. Pischke, Kathleen E. Halvorsen, Tuyeni Heita Mwampamba, Lily House-Peters, Amarella Eastmond, Lucía Pérez Volkow, Mayra del Carmen Fragoso Medina and Marcella Ohira -- Administrative roles in environmental governance research: scientists incorporating policy makers / Robert A. LaFave and Jennifer L. Dunn -- Incorporating community: opportunities and challenges in community-engaged research / Abhilash Kantamneni, Richelle L. Winkler and Kirby Calvert -- Crossing boundaries: cross-national, transdisciplinary research and teamwork / Erin C. Pischke, Amarella Eastmond and Gabriela Alonso-Yanez -- Policy, science, and transdisciplinary research: when will it be safe to eat as much fish as desired? / Hugh S. Gorman, Valoree S. Gagnon, Amanda Giang, Judith A. Perlinger and Noel R. Urban -- Lessons from the transdisciplinary, international BIOPIRE project / Jennifer L. Dunn, Jessie L. Knowlton, Robert M. Handler, Erin C. Pischke, Kathleen E. Halvorsen, M. Azahara Mesa-Jurado, Theresa L. Selfa, David J. Flaspohler, Julian Licata, Ena E. Mata-Zayas, Rodrigo Medeiros, Cassandra Moseley, Erik A. Nielsen, Valentin D Picasso Risso, Julio C. Sacramento-Rivero, Tatiana de Souza, Cesar J. Vazquez Navarrete and Nathan Basiliko -- Applying transdisciplinary research to enhance low-to-moderate income households' access to community solar / Brad Barnett, Emily W. Prehoda, Abhilash Kantamneni, Richelle L. Winkler and Chelsea Schelly -- In search for common ground: energy justice perspectives in global fossil fuel extraction / Roman V. Sidortsov, Raphael J. Heffron, Tedd Moya Mose, Chelsea Schelly and Bethel Tarekegne -- Understanding household conservation, climate change, and the food-energy-water nexus from a transdisciplinary perspective / David Watkins, Rachael Shwom, Chelsea Schelly, Datu B. Agusdinata, Kristin Floress and Kathleen E. Halvorsen -- A role-playing game development for supporting interventions to reduce household greenhouse gas emissions: transdisciplinary pathways and challenges / Datu B. Agusdinata, Muhammad A. Hanif, Heide K. Lukosch, and Excel Ortega -- Community implementation of potable reuse of treated wastewater / Ali Mirchi, Josiah Heyman, George Tchobanoglous, Daisuke Minakata, Shane Walker, Maryam Samimi, R. Brian Guerrero, Diego Sanchez, Robert M. Handler.

The understanding of global environmental management problems is best achieved through transdisciplinary research lenses that combine scientific and other sector (industry, government, etc.) tools and perspectives. However, developing effective research teams that cross such boundaries is difficult. This book demonstrates the importance of transdisciplinarity, describes challenges to such teamwork, and provides solutions for overcoming these challenges. It includes case studies of transdisciplinary teamwork, showing how these solutions have helped groups to develop better understandings of environmental problems and potential responses.

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