When Natural met Social: A Review of Collaboration between the Natural and Social Sciences

Fischer, Arnout R.H.; Tobi, Hilde; Ronteltap, Amber

doi:10.1179/030801811x13160755918688

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“…In line with the climate adaptation literature review by Berrang-Ford et al (2011) and the general consideration of systematic literature reviews by Fischer, Tobi, and Ronteltap (2011), our systematic approach does not aim to cover all literature available, but because of its systematic approach, it provides a proxy or indication of what approaches to knowledge and power exist in CCAG literature. Therefore we make use of both quantitative and qualitative literature analysis, giving insight into the relative amount of literature available on the various approaches and the theoretical conceptualization of knowledge and power in these approaches.…”

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The role of knowledge and power in climate change adaptation governance: a systematic literature review

Vink¹,

Dewulf²,

Termeer³

2013

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ABSTRACT. The long-term character of climate change and the high costs of adaptation measures, in combination with their uncertain effects, turn climate adaptation governance into a torturous process. We systematically review the literature on climate adaptation governance to analyze the scholarly understanding of these complexities. Building on governance literature about long-term and complex policy problems, we develop a conceptual matrix based on the dimensions knowledge and power to systematically study the peer-reviewed literature on climate adaptation governance. We find that about a quarter of the reviewed journal articles do not address the knowledge or power dimension of the governance of climate change adaptation, about half of the articles discuss either the knowledge or the power dimension, and another quarter discuss both knowledge and power. The articles that do address both knowledge and power (1) conceptualize the governance of climate adaptation mainly as a complex system of regulatory frameworks and technical knowledge, (2) assume that regulatory systems can be easily adapted to new knowledge, (3) pay little attention to fluid or unorganized forms of power, e.g., negotiation, and knowledge, e.g., learning, and (4) largely neglect the interplay between the two. We argue that more research on this interplay is needed, and we discuss how puzzling and powering are a promising pair of concepts to study this.

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The role of knowledge and power in climate change adaptation governance: a systematic literature review

Vink¹,

Dewulf²,

Termeer³

2013

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“…While integrated water resources management (IWRM) is by now a well-known and accepted concept (Savenije and Van der Zaag, 2008), the success of integrated management and assessment is different and greatly dependent upon traditions, water law, and hydrological/hydrogeological conditions in different countries and regions (Ross, 2012b). Various deficits and challenges encountered in the integrative management of groundwater and surface water are addressed by several authors (Brugnach et al, 2007;Croke et al, 2007;Foster and Ait-Kadi, 2012;Jakeman and Letcher, 2003;Junier and Mostert, 2012;Ross, 2012a). The integrated management of groundwater and surface water inherits the foremost technical problems for integrated field studies and integrated modeling described above as it is necessarily based on these.…”

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HESS Opinions "Integration of groundwater and surface water research: an interdisciplinary problem?"

Barthel

2014

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Today there is a great consensus that water resource research needs to become more holistic, integrating perspectives of a large variety of disciplines. Groundwater and surface water (hereafter: GW and SW) are typically identified as different compartments of the hydrological cycle and were traditionally often studied and managed separately. However, despite this separation, these respective fields of study are usually not considered to be different disciplines. They are often seen as different specializations of hydrology with a different focus yet similar theory, concepts, and methodology. The present article discusses how this notion may form a substantial obstacle in the further integration of GW and SW research and management.The article focuses on the regional scale (areas of approximately 10 3 to 10 6 km 2 ), which is identified as the scale where integration is most greatly needed, but ironically where the least amount of fully integrated research seems to be undertaken. The state of research on integrating GW and SW research is briefly reviewed and the most essential differences between GW hydrology (or hydrogeology, geohydrology) and SW hydrology are presented. Groundwater recharge and baseflow are used as examples to illustrate different perspectives on similar phenomena that can cause severe misunderstandings and errors in the conceptualization of integration schemes. The fact that integration of GW and SW research on the regional scale necessarily must move beyond the hydrological aspects, by collaborating with the social sciences and increasing the interaction between science and society in general, is also discussed. The typical elements of an ideal interdisciplinary workflow are presented and their relevance with respect to the integration of GW and SW is discussed.The overall conclusions are that GW hydrology and SW hydrogeology study rather different objects of interest, using different types of observation, working on different problem settings. They have thus developed a different theory, methodology and terminology. However, there seems to be a widespread lack of awareness of these differences, which hinders the detection of the existing interdisciplinary aspects of GW and SW integration and consequently the development of a truly unifying interdisciplinary theory and methodology. Thus, despite having the ultimate goal of creating a more holistic approach, we may have to start integration by analyzing potential disciplinary differences. Improved understanding among hydrologists of what interdisciplinary means and how it works is needed. Hydrologists, despite frequently being involved in multidisciplinary projects, are not sufficiently involved in developing interdisciplinary strategies and do usually not regard the process of integration as such as a research topic of its own. There seems to be a general reluctance to apply a (truly) interdisciplinary methodology because this is tedious and few immediate incentives are experienced.The objective of the present opinion paper is to st...

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“…Multiple, interconnected processes such as these will require interdisciplinary science, long-term funding and the increased use of meta-analysis (e.g. Zvereva and Kozlov 2006;Blankinship et al 2011;Fischer et al 2011;Kozlov and Zvereva 2011;Rohr et al 2011). At the same time, there is a need for the evolution of plant health regulatory frameworks to catch up with the latest scientific developments, from taxonomic advancements (e.g.…”

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Impacts of climate change on plant diseases—opinions and trends

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There has been a remarkable scientific output on the topic of how climate change is likely to affect plant diseases. This overview addresses the need for review of this burgeoning literature by summarizing opinions of previous reviews and trends in recent studies on the impacts of climate change on plant health. Sudden Oak Death is used as an introductory case study: Californian forests could become even more susceptible to this emerging plant disease, if spring precipitations will be accompanied by warmer temperatures, although climate shifts may also affect the current synchronicity between host cambium activity and pathogen colonization rate. A summary of observed and predicted climate changes, as well as of direct effects of climate change on pathosystems, is provided. Prediction and management of climate change effects on plant health are complicated by indirect effects and the interactions with global change drivers. Uncertainty in models of plant disease development under climate change calls for a diversity of management strategies, from more participatory approaches to interdisciplinary science. Involvement of stakeholders and scientists from outside plant pathology shows the importance of trade-offs, for example in the land-sharing vs. sparing debate. Further research is needed on climate change and plant health in mountain, boreal, Mediterranean and tropical regions, with multiple climate change factors and scenarios (including our responses to it, e.g. the assisted migration of plants), in relation to endophytes, viruses and mycorrhiza, using long-term and large-scale datasets and considering various plant disease control methods.Keywords Adaptive ecosystem management . Biotic interactions . Landscape pathology . Phytophthora ramorum . Plant disease epidemiology . Tree fungal pathogens Up to the 1990s, there was little information about climate change impacts on plant disease. For example, Eur J Plant Pathol

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When Natural met Social: A Review of Collaboration between the Natural and Social Sciences

Cited by 72 publications

References 49 publications

The role of knowledge and power in climate change adaptation governance: a systematic literature review

The role of knowledge and power in climate change adaptation governance: a systematic literature review

HESS Opinions "Integration of groundwater and surface water research: an interdisciplinary problem?"

Impacts of climate change on plant diseases—opinions and trends

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When Natural met Social: A Review of Collaboration between the Natural and Social Sciences

Cited by 72 publications

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The role of knowledge and power in climate change adaptation governance: a systematic literature review

The role of knowledge and power in climate change adaptation governance: a systematic literature review

HESS Opinions &quot;Integration of groundwater and surface water research: an interdisciplinary problem?&quot;

Impacts of climate change on plant diseases—opinions and trends

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