Christian Pohl
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3706754 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Christian Pohl |
| PRENOMES | Christian |
| SOBRENOME | Pohl |
| ASSINATURA | POHL C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | ETH Zurich |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7935-464X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 52 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 399 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 51 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1999 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 9 |
Creating favorable conditions for inter- and transdisciplinary integration – An analytical framework and empirical insights
ITD integration is key for addressing complex global social-ecological challenges. • Making ITD integration happen depends on the interplay between structure and agency. • The study bridges conceptual and empirical insights from three Swiss case studies. • It is essential to create more favorable conditions for ITD integration in the future. • Several actors can make a difference by taking actions on different structural levels. Complex global so…
Assessment of transdisciplinarity by its participants
Evaluation plays a pivotal role in transdisciplinary (TD) research, often discussed during funding stages or when assessing project impacts. A few studies delve into the participant perspective when examining the quality of transdisciplinarity. Our work contributes to this area of assessment. Rather than providing a definitive definition of transdisciplinarity, we developed a questionnaire to evaluate a set of TD principles within a specific TD i…
Revisiting the sustainability science research agenda
Identifying research gaps and priorities is paramount to advance sustainability science and contribute to a sustainable future. This editorial contributes to this effort by contemplating the sustainability science research agenda and aligning it with recent changes in global dynamics. Drawing on consultations with the editorial board members of the Sustainability Science journal and a review of relevant literature, we identified 12 key research t…
Exploring Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity as Knowledge Regimes
This paper presents a heuristic tool aiming at bringing the multiple dimensions of interdisciplinarity (ID) and transdisciplinarity (TD) into direct conversation for researchers, funders, and policymakers. These societal actors have divergent conceptions, definitions, and practices of ID and TD that can be fruitfully put into dialogue to prosecute successful projects and programs. We anchor our study on the concept of "knowledge regime" and its t…
Building a transdisciplinary future
ISSN:0940-5550
Health care provided to recent asylum-seeking and non-asylum-seeking pediatric patients in 2016 and 2017 at a Swiss tertiary hospital - a retrospective study
Hospital visits by asylum-seeking children represented a small proportion of all visits. The emergency department had the highest number of visits in all patients but was less frequently used by asylum-seeking children. Frequent care suggests that asylum-seeking patients also present with more complex diseases. Further studies are needed, focusing on asylum-seeking children with medical complexity
On which common ground to build? Transferable knowledge across cases in transdisciplinary sustainability research
To support societal problem solving, transdisciplinary research (TDR) uses knowledge co-production focusing on relevance and validity in a studied case and its particular social-ecological context. In the first instance, the resulting situated knowledge seems to be restricted to these single cases. However, if some of the knowledge generated in TDR could be used in other research projects, this would imply that there is a body of knowledge repres…
Conceptualising transdisciplinary integration as a multidimensional interactive process
Integration is a key process in transdisciplinary research and knowledge co-production. Nonetheless, it is often used as a buzzword without specifying what exactly it means or what actually happens during integration. We propose conceptualizing integration as a multidimensional interactive process. We characterize it as an open-ended learning process without pre-determined outcomes. Integration designates relations established throughout a transd…
Expertise in research integration and implementation for tackling complex problems
Expertise in research integration and implementation is an essential but often overlooked component of tackling complex societal and environmental problems. We focus on expertise relevant to any complex problem, especially contributory expertise, divided into ‘knowing-that’ and ‘knowing-how.’ We also deal with interactional expertise and the fact that much expertise is tacit. We explore three questions. First, in examining ‘when is expertise in r…
Asylum-Seeking Children with Medical Complexity and Rare Diseases in a Tertiary Hospital in Switzerland
The aim of this study was to assess the characteristics of asylum-seeking children with medical complexity visiting a tertiary care hospital in Switzerland, detailing their underlying medical conditions and management. Asylum-seeking patients with frequent visits between January 2016 and December 2017 were identified using administrative and electronic health records. Of 462 patients, 19 (4%) fulfilled the inclusion criteria with 811 (45%) visits…
Integrating systems and design thinking in transdisciplinary case studies
In the new Bachelor-level course Umweltproblemlösen (Tackling environmental problems) , a part of ETH Zurich’s Environmental Sciences Bachelor’s programme, we teach students to zoom in on elements of practice (design thinking) and to zoom out on the whole system (systems thinking). Participants take stakeholders’ interests and needs into account and prepare possible measures, thus developing transformation knowledge and anticipating their future …
Linking transdisciplinary research projects with science and practice at large
Who is doing inter- and transdisciplinary research, and why? An empirical study of motivations, attitudes, skills, and behaviours
We witness a persistent tension between established ways of knowledge production through disciplines, and the urgent need to widen and change, both the production of knowledge and its organization, not least, in order to be able to understand and address the future and its challenges. Witnessing a growing call for inter- and transdisciplinarity (ITD), we set our goal to learn more about scholars who engage in this kind of research by asking these…
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Hitziger, M., M. Aragrande, J. Berezowski, M. Canali, V. Del Rio Vilas, S. Hoffmann, G. Igrejas, H. Keune, A. Lux, B. Mieghan, M. Palenberg, C. Pohl, M. Radeski, I. Richter, C. Robledo, R. Salerno, S. Savic, J. Schirmer, B. Vogler, and S. R. Rüegg. 2019. EVOLvINC: EValuating knOwLedge INtegration Capacity in multistakeholder governance. Ecology and Society 24(2):36. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10935-240236
Teaching Transdisciplinarity Appropriately for Students’ Education Level
In the course of their academic education, students move deeper into scientific thinking and away from practice. Teaching transdisciplinarity, we benefit from higher-level students’ increasing disciplinarity but have to build longer links to practice
Ich fürchte, ich bin ein transdisziplinärer Methodologe
Reaktion auf fünf Beiträge in GAIA 2014 ‐ 2018 zur Theorie transdisziplinärer Forschung
Sustainability Learning Labs in Small Island Developing States
The teaching component is widely lacking in the discussion of real-world laboratories. We introduce a sustainability learning lab, where students both profit from this platform and also contribute to the success of the lab.In the discussion of real-world laboratories, the teaching component is widely lacking. We address this by introducing a prototype of a sustainability learning lab (SLL) in the global South using a case study of the Seychelles …
Frameworks for Transdisciplinary Research
Ten Reflective Steps for Rendering Research Societally Relevant
While the goal of transdisciplinary research is to be relevant to society, specific instructions for accomplishing this remain implicit. We propose to improve this situation by means of a 10-step approach aimed at stimulating explicit reflections around ways to render research more societally relevant.Today, there is an increasing need for researchers to demonstrate the practical value their research can generate for society. Over the past decade…
Conceptualizing the transfer of knowledge across cases in transdisciplinary research
Transdisciplinary (TD) research is increasingly suggested as a means of tackling wicked problems by providing knowledge on solutions that serve as pathways towards sustainable development. In contrast to research striving for generalizable findings, TD research produces insights for a particular case and context. TD researchers, who build on other TD projects’ results, need to know under what conditions knowledge gained from their case can be tra…
Methods and procedures of transdisciplinary knowledge integration
Hoffmann, S., C. Pohl, and J. G. Hering. 2017. Methods and procedures of transdisciplinary knowledge integration: empirical insights from four thematic synthesis processes. Ecology and Society 22(1):27. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-08955-220127
How researchers frame scientific contributions to sustainable development
Given that research on sustainable development usually relates to real-world challenges, it requires researchers to align scientific knowledge production with concrete societal problem situations. To empirically explore how researchers frame scientific contributions when designing and planning projects, we conducted a qualitative study on land use-related projects based on the methodology of grounded theory. We identified major influence factors …
How to successfully publish interdisciplinary research
Pohl, C., G. Wuelser, P. Bebi, H. Bugmann, A. Buttler, C. Elkin, A. Grêt-Regamey, C. Hirschi, Q. B. Le, A. Peringer, A. Rigling, R. Seidl, and R. Huber. 2015. How to successfully publish interdisciplinary research: learning from an Ecology and Society Special Feature. Ecology and Society 20(2): 23. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07448-200223
A Theory of Transdisciplinary Research for Whom? Eine Theorie transdisziplinärer Forschung für wen
Der ETH-Studiengang Umweltnaturwissenschaften
Der Studiengang Umweltnaturwissenschaften an der ETH Zürich wurde mit einer Delphi-Studie überprüft. Die inhaltliche Breite mit der fachlichen Grundausbildung in den Naturwissenschaften und den Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften ist noch immer gefragt als Voraussetzung für den Umgang mit komplexen Systemen und für vernetztes Denken
Opening up knowledge systems for better responses to global environmental change
Linking knowledge with action for effective societal responses to persistent problems of unsustainability requires transformed, more open knowledge systems. Drawing on a broad range of academic and practitioner experience, we outline a vision for the coordination and organization of knowledge systems that are better suited to the complex challenges of sustainability than the ones currently in place. This transformation includes inter alia: societ…
What is progress in transdisciplinary research
Transdisciplinary collaboration in environmental research
From science to policy through transdisciplinary research
The Reality of Experts and the Imagined Lay Person
This article examines the role of lay persons in the thinking and working of experts in different fields at the borders of academic knowledge production. The status of lay persons has been studied in the Public Understanding of Science (PUS) research, which has shed light on the implicit assumptions of the deficit model that experts usually apply to lay persons. This deficit model has been consistently criticized for its inadequacy. The purpose o…
Conceptualising transdisciplinary integration as a multidimensional interactive process
Integration is a key process in transdisciplinary research and knowledge co-production. Nonetheless, it is often used as a buzzword without specifying what exactly it means or what actually happens during integration. We propose conceptualizing integration as a multidimensional interactive process. We characterize it as an open-ended learning process without pre-determined outcomes. Integration designates relations established throughout a transd…
Who is doing inter- and transdisciplinary research, and why? An empirical study of motivations, attitudes, skills, and behaviours
We witness a persistent tension between established ways of knowledge production through disciplines, and the urgent need to widen and change, both the production of knowledge and its organization, not least, in order to be able to understand and address the future and its challenges. Witnessing a growing call for inter- and transdisciplinarity (ITD), we set our goal to learn more about scholars who engage in this kind of research by asking these…
Linking transdisciplinary research projects with science and practice at large
Conceptualizing the transfer of knowledge across cases in transdisciplinary research
Transdisciplinary (TD) research is increasingly suggested as a means of tackling wicked problems by providing knowledge on solutions that serve as pathways towards sustainable development. In contrast to research striving for generalizable findings, TD research produces insights for a particular case and context. TD researchers, who build on other TD projects’ results, need to know under what conditions knowledge gained from their case can be tra…
Structuring complexity for tailoring research contributions to sustainable development
Revisiting the sustainability science research agenda
Identifying research gaps and priorities is paramount to advance sustainability science and contribute to a sustainable future. This editorial contributes to this effort by contemplating the sustainability science research agenda and aligning it with recent changes in global dynamics. Drawing on consultations with the editorial board members of the Sustainability Science journal and a review of relevant literature, we identified 12 key research t…
Methods and procedures of transdisciplinary knowledge integration
Hoffmann, S., C. Pohl, and J. G. Hering. 2017. Methods and procedures of transdisciplinary knowledge integration: empirical insights from four thematic synthesis processes. Ecology and Society 22(1):27. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-08955-220127
How researchers frame scientific contributions to sustainable development
Given that research on sustainable development usually relates to real-world challenges, it requires researchers to align scientific knowledge production with concrete societal problem situations. To empirically explore how researchers frame scientific contributions when designing and planning projects, we conducted a qualitative study on land use-related projects based on the methodology of grounded theory. We identified major influence factors …
Creating favorable conditions for inter- and transdisciplinary integration – An analytical framework and empirical insights
ITD integration is key for addressing complex global social-ecological challenges. • Making ITD integration happen depends on the interplay between structure and agency. • The study bridges conceptual and empirical insights from three Swiss case studies. • It is essential to create more favorable conditions for ITD integration in the future. • Several actors can make a difference by taking actions on different structural levels. Complex global so…
On which common ground to build? Transferable knowledge across cases in transdisciplinary sustainability research
To support societal problem solving, transdisciplinary research (TDR) uses knowledge co-production focusing on relevance and validity in a studied case and its particular social-ecological context. In the first instance, the resulting situated knowledge seems to be restricted to these single cases. However, if some of the knowledge generated in TDR could be used in other research projects, this would imply that there is a body of knowledge repres…
Enabling Effective Problem-oriented Research for Sustainable Development
Kueffer, C., E. Underwood, G. Hirsch Hadorn, R. Holderegger, M. Lehning, C. Pohl, M. Schirmer, R. Schwarzenbach, M. Stauffacher, G. Wuelser, and P. Edwards. 2012. Enabling effective problem-oriented research for sustainable development. Ecology and Society 17(4): 8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05045-170408
EvolvINC
Hitziger, M., M. Aragrande, J. Berezowski, M. Canali, V. Del Rio Vilas, S. Hoffmann, G. Igrejas, H. Keune, A. Lux, B. Mieghan, M. Palenberg, C. Pohl, M. Radeski, I. Richter, C. Robledo, R. Salerno, S. Savic, J. Schirmer, B. Vogler, and S. R. Rüegg. 2019. EVOLvINC: EValuating knOwLedge INtegration Capacity in multistakeholder governance. Ecology and Society 24(2):36. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10935-240236
How to successfully publish interdisciplinary research
Pohl, C., G. Wuelser, P. Bebi, H. Bugmann, A. Buttler, C. Elkin, A. Grêt-Regamey, C. Hirschi, Q. B. Le, A. Peringer, A. Rigling, R. Seidl, and R. Huber. 2015. How to successfully publish interdisciplinary research: learning from an Ecology and Society Special Feature. Ecology and Society 20(2): 23. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07448-200223
Umweltforschung und nachhaltige Entwicklung
Die Auseinandersetzung zwischen den vielfältigen transdisziplinären Forschungsansätzen ist gefragt
Saguf
Die Zürcher Solarstrombörse – was sich aus einer Erfolgsstory lernen läßt
The Swiss Solarstrombörse is described as a successful model to promote renewable energies in an economically promising way. By order of the 2000 Watt Society – a project of the Strategy Sustainability (Strategie Nachhaltigkeit) of the ETH Bereich – we tried to find out, how in this particular case success was defined, how it was achieved and why exactly this can be done by combining solar electricity with the idea of an exchange model. Furthermo…
Partizipation in der transdisziplinären Forschung – Eine Positionierung und die Ankündigung des nächsten Sagufnet-Workshops
How to bridge between natural and social sciences? An analysis of three approaches to transdisciplinary from the Swiss and German field of environmental research
How to bridge between natural and social sciences? An analysis of three approaches to transdisciplinary from the Swiss and German field of environmental research. There is a strong tendency in Swiss environmental research to conceive of transdisciplinary as if it would mean nothing but science bridging to society by addressing societal concerns. In contrast, an analysis of the recent discussion on transdisciplinarity shows, that the term includes…
The Reality of Experts and the Imagined Lay Person
This article examines the role of lay persons in the thinking and working of experts in different fields at the borders of academic knowledge production. The status of lay persons has been studied in the Public Understanding of Science (PUS) research, which has shed light on the implicit assumptions of the deficit model that experts usually apply to lay persons. This deficit model has been consistently criticized for its inadequacy. The purpose o…
Saguf
Evaluation
Transdisciplinary collaboration in environmental research
Gestaltungsprinzipien für die transdisziplinäre Forschung
Implications of transdisciplinarity for sustainability research
Principles for Designing Transdisciplinary Research
Handbook of Transdisciplinary Research
Towards a Publication Culture in Transdisciplinary Research
Over the past few decades, many researchers have concluded that adequately addressing issues in the knowledge society requires a major transformation of research, away from disengaged disciplines toward socially engaged, transdisciplinary approaches. To date, knowledge exchange between transdisciplinarity researchers via academic publications has been modest. Developing a common strategy about which journals are appropriate for publishing differe…
Saguf
From science to policy through transdisciplinary research
Handbook of Transdisciplinary Research
Die Interaktion zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft in der transdisziplinären Umweltforschung
Gesellschaftliche Akteure verfügen über unterschiedliches Wissen, je nachdem, ob sie aus der Politik, der Wirtschaft oder der Zivilgesellschaft kommen. Transdisziplinäre Umweltforschung muss dies bei der Auswahl der Projektteilnehmer(innen) berücksichtigen
Methodological challenges of transdisciplinary research
Transdisciplinary research (TR) develops descriptive, normative and practice-oriented knowledge in order to help solve, mitigate or prevent life-world problems. TR deals with problem fields in such a way that it can (a) grasp the complexity of problems, (b) take into account the diversity of scientific and life-world perceptions of problems, (c) link abstract and case-specific knowledge, and (d) develop knowledge and practices that promote what i…
Is Organic Farming Reflected in the Landscape? A Comparison of the Effects of Different Farming Techniques on Rural Landscapes Wird Biolandbau in der Landschaft sichtbar? Vergleich verschiedener Anbau…
In 2005, approximately ten percent of the total farmland was being used for organic farming in Switzerland. Numerous studies have investigated the effects of organic farming on aspects such as soil and biodiversity. But what effect does organic farming have on the landscape? This study answers this question by comparing different farms, combining quantitative and qualitative methods. A statistical analysis was made on data gathered from farms in …
Researchers' roles in knowledge co-production
Co-production of knowledge between academic and non-academic communities is a prerequisite for research aiming at more sustainable development paths. Sustainability researchers face three challenges in such co-production: (a) addressing power relations; (b) interrelating different perspectives on the issues at stake; and (c) promoting a previously negotiated orientation towards sustainable development. A systematic comparison of four sustainabili…
Structuring complexity for tailoring research contributions to sustainable development
What is progress in transdisciplinary research
Science Meets Practice
SAGUF is engaged in a winter school aimed at enabling PhD students to successfully work at the science-society interface. The winter school integrates theoretical reflection with practical experiences
Sociology (31 obras) · Computer Science (30 obras) · Engineering (30 obras) · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration (28 obras) · Political science (26 obras) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (22 obras) · Engineering ethics (21 obras) · Social science (19 obras) · Innovation, Technology, and Society (18 obras) · Transdisciplinarity (18 obras)