Synthesis

Abstract

Several basic questions are answered at the outset. What is transdisciplinarity, and what kind of research is it? Why and where is it needed? What was learned about main goals of the conference: (1) developing transdisciplinary practice (clear goals, careful preparation, competent management, funding for cooperative work), (2) promoting transdisciplinary research (openness on the sides of academia and practice, platforms for contact and promotion, adequate forms of evaluation), (3) creating favorable institutional structures (education and training, funding structures, incentives).