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Integrating disciplinary research into an interdisciplinary framework: A case study in sustainability research

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The complexity of today’s research problems increasingly demands that scientists move beyond the confines of their own discipline. In this special issue, the basics of a transdisciplinary framework are established and problems analyzed in a specific discipline are successfully integrated in this transdisciplinary network. The intent has been to go beyond only statements about the importance of enabling early stage researchers to work across disciplinary boundaries, and to show that important discoveries are being made at the intersection of disciplines. Embedding various research projects in a more global framework can meet the demands of an interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary approach (especially for early stage researchers) and contribute significantly to sustainable research.

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  1. Department of Economic Theory, Economic Policy and Economic History, University of Innsbruck, Universitaetsstr. 15, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    Gottfried Tappeiner

  2. Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestr. 15, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    Ulrike Tappeiner

  3. European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen, Viale Druso 1, 39100, Bolzano, Italy

    Ulrike Tappeiner

  4. Department of Statistics, University of Innsbruck, Universitaetsstr. 15, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    Janette Walde

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Tappeiner, G., Tappeiner, U. & Walde, J. Integrating disciplinary research into an interdisciplinary framework: A case study in sustainability research. Environ Model Assess 12, 253–256 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-006-9067-1

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