Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research
Reviewartikel, 2018
The most critical question for climate research is no longer about the problem, but about how to facilitate the transformative changes necessary to avoid catastrophic climate-induced change. Addressing this question, however, will require massive upscaling of research that can rapidly enhance learning about transformations. Ten essentials for guiding action-oriented transformation and energy research are therefore presented, framed in relation to second-order science. They include: (1) Focus on transformations to low-carbon, resilient living; (2) Focus on solution processes; (3) Focus on ‘how to’ practical knowledge; (4) Approach research as occurring from within the system being intervened; (5) Work with normative aspects; (6) Seek to transcend current thinking; (7) Take a multi-faceted approach to understand and shape change; (8) Acknowledge the value of alternative roles of researchers; (9) Encourage second-order experimentation; and (10) Be reflexive. Joint application of the essentials would create highly adaptive, reflexive, collaborative and impact-oriented research able to enhance capacity to respond to the climate challenge. At present, however, the practice of such approaches is limited and constrained by dominance of other approaches. For wider transformations to low carbon living and energy systems to occur, transformations will therefore also be needed in the way in which knowledge is produced and used.
Sustainability transitions
Action research
Transdisciplinarity
Sustainability
Författare
Ioan Fazey
University of Dundee
Niko Schäpke
Leuphana Universitat Lüneburg
Guido Caniglia
Leuphana Universitat Lüneburg
James Patterson
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Johan Hultman
Lunds universitet
Barbara van Mierlo
Wageningen University and Research
Filippa Säwe
Lunds universitet
Arnim Wiek
Arizona State University
Julia Wittmayer
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Paulina Aldunce
Universidad de Chile (UCH)
Husam Al Waer
University of Dundee
Nandini Battacharya
University of Dundee
Hilary Bradbury
Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation
Esther Carmen
University of Dundee
John Colvin
Emerald Network Ltd
Christopher Cvitanovic
University of Tasmania
Marcella D'Souza
Watershed Organisation Trust
Maja Gopel
German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)
Bruce Goldstein
University of Colorado at Boulder
Timo Hämäläinen
SITRA
Gavin Harper
University of Birmingham
Tom Henfry
Universidade de Lisboa
Schumacher Institute
Anthony Hodgson
University of Dundee
International Futures Forum
Mark S. Howden
Australian National University
Andy Kerr
University of Edinburgh
Matthias Klaes
University of Buckingham
Christopher Lyon
University of Dundee
Gerald Midgley
University of Hull
Susanne Moser
Stanford University
Susanne Moser Research and Consulting
Nandan Mukherjee
University of Dundee
Karl Müller
Steinbeis Transfer Center New Cybernetics
Karen O'Brien
Universitetet i Oslo
Deborah A. O'Connell
CSIRO Energy Flagship
Per Olsson
Stockholms universitet
Glenn Page
SustainaMetrix LLC
Mark S. Reed
Newcastle University
Beverley Searle
University of Dundee
Giorgia Silvestri
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Viktoria Spaiser
University of Leeds
Tim Strasser
Universiteit Maastricht
Petra Tschakert
University of Western Australia
Natalia Uribe-Calvo
EUCO SAS
Steve Waddell
GOLDEN Ecosystems Labs
Jennifer Rao-Williams
University of Dundee
Russell Wise
CSIRO Land and Water
Ruth Wolstenholme
Sniffer
Mel Woods
University of Dundee
Carina Wyborn
WWF International
Energy Research and Social Science
2214-6296 (eISSN)
Vol. 40 54-70Ämneskategorier
Tvärvetenskapliga studier
Systemvetenskap
Klimatforskning
DOI
10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.026