Facilitating transdisciplinary conversations in environmental justice studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23567144 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan K London (0000-0001-5478-0880), Julie Sze, Mary L Cadenasso (0000-0002-6521-067X) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 252-263 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Justice (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315678986-21 |
| OpenAlex | W4254476246 |
| ISBN | 9781315678986 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The rapid expansion of environmental justice (EJ) studies in the past two decades reflects the vibrancy of the field. Research that brings together social sciences, natural sciences, and the humanities has presented powerful opportunities to analyse the intertwined causes and effects of environmental injustice in low-income communities and communities of colour. But such interdisciplinarity also represents a challenge to the field&s;s definition and coherence. Recent scholarship has identified several research approaches including single-disciplinary, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary modalities. This chapter presents some case studies to illustrate the ways in which the authors, along with several other colleagues from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, drew on these approaches to navigate the continuously branching crossroads of EJ scholarship. Movement towards this mutual transformation goal can be facilitated by what can be understood as "disciplinary humility". This is not to be confused with the denigration of one&s;s own or another&s;s discipline.
Economic Justice · Environmental ethics · Environmental justice · Geography · Political science · Sociology · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Law · Philosophy · Social Science and Policy Research
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |