Unity of Knowledge (in Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainability)

Edited by : Gertrude Hirsch Hadorn,

Department of Environmental Science, Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich Zentrum, Switzerland

Unity of Knowledge in Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainability

G. Hirsch Hadorn, Department of Environmental Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland

Unity of Knowledge and Transdisciplinarity: Contexts of Definition, Theory and the New Discourse of Problem Solving

Julie Thompson Klein, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Wayne State University, USA

The Relationship Between Scientific, Technical and Moral Knowledge in Classical Antiquity

Helmuth Schneider, University of Kassel, Faculty of Arts, Germany

Differentiation of Scientific Disciplines: Causes and Consequences

Rudolf Stichweh, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Holism in the Sciences

Michael Esfeld, Department of Philosophy, University of Konstanz, Germany
Marcel Weber, Center for Philosophy and Ethics of Science, University of Hannover, Germany

Philosophical Holism

Michael Esfeld, Department of Philosophy, University of Konstanz, Germany

Integrating Knowledge in Technology Development

Matthais Wingens, FB 8: Soziologie (EMPAS), University of Bremen, Germany

Transdisciplinary Research in Developmental Cooperation: Origins and Paradigms

Jeannine Brutschin, Centre for Development and Environment(CDE), Switzerland
Urs Wiesmann, Centre for Development and Environment(CDE), Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland

Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development in China: Social-Economic-Natural Complex Ecosystem and Ecopolis Development

Rusong Wang, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), China

Methodology of Transdisciplinary Research

G. Hirsch Hadorn and Ch. Pohl, Department of Environmental Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich, Switzerland
M. Scheringer, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich, Switzerland

Problem Transformations in Transdisciplinary Research

Egon Becker, Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE), Department of Educational Sciences, University of Frankfurt, Germany

Systems Analysis and Modelling in Transdisciplinary Research

Gerhard Petschel-Held, Postdam Institute for Climate Research, Germany

Methods for Sustainability Assessment: Sustainability Indicators

Robert Paehlke, Environmental and Resource Studies Program, Trent University, Canada

Incommensurability of Knowledge: Theories and Values

Paul Hoyningen-Huene, Center for Philosophy and Ethics of Science, University of Hannover, Germany
Peter Schaber, Department of Philosophy, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Management of Transdisciplinary Research

Kirsten Hollaender, Research Consultancy, The Netherlands
Marie Celine Loibl, Austrian Institute for Applied Ecology, Austria
Arnold Wilts, Deptartment of Public Administration and Communication Science DBL859, Faculty of Social-Cultural Studies, Free University, The Netherlands

Evaluation of Transdisciplinary Research

Max Krott, Institute for Forest Policy and Nature Conservation, Georg-August-University Goettingen, Germany

Institutional Changes for Transdisciplinary Research and Learning

Gary Matkins, University of California Extension, USA

Science Policy for Transdisciplinary Research

Karen Kastenhofer, Institute for Ecology and Conservation Biology, Department of Biology, University of Vienna, Austria
Ines Omann, Department of Economics, University of Graz, Austria
Sigrid Stagl, Department of Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria
Karl W. Steininger, Department of Economics, University of Graz, Austria

Transdisciplinarity and Disciplinarity in the University of the Future

S. Garrett-Jones, Centre for Research Policy and Innovation Studies (CRP), International Business Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Australia

Transdisciplinary and Integrative Science: Humanity’s Mind and Potential

Diederik Aerts, Leo Apostel Center, Brussels Free University, Belgium

Knowledge Integration Strategies

Steve Fuller, Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK