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dc.contributor.authorEvely, Anna C.
dc.contributor.authorFazey, Ioan
dc.contributor.authorLambin, Xavier
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Emily
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorPinard, Michelle
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-03T13:01:01Z
dc.date.available2012-09-03T13:01:01Z
dc.date.issued2010-12
dc.identifier27071792
dc.identifierd761f299-b40c-4137-ba48-8cfb981b0f60
dc.identifier000285466300009
dc.identifier79951773343
dc.identifier.citationEvely , A C , Fazey , I , Lambin , X , Lambert , E , Allen , S & Pinard , M 2010 , ' Defining and evaluating the impact of cross-disciplinary conservation research ' , Environmental Conservation , vol. 37 , no. 4 , pp. 442-450 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892910000792en
dc.identifier.issn0376-8929
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/3063
dc.description.abstractCross-disciplinary research is advocated as a way of improving understanding of the complexity of environmental problems; cross-disciplinary projects, centres and academic institutes have increased. However, there is confusion over the nature of cross-disciplinary research. Through review of papers defining themselves as cross-disciplinary that aim to address conservation problems, and by standardizing the definition of cross-disciplinary research, it is possible to evaluate the potential research impact on peers and practitioners. When papers were reclassified by authors, those reclassified as transdisciplinary were perceived to have a greater impact on practitioners, and those reclassified as non cross-disciplinary had the greatest impact on colleagues. Having clear definitions for types of cross-disciplinary research would help establish a firm foundation, not only for improving research quality, but also for evaluating research impact. While the number of cross-disciplinary studies is increasing, cross-disciplinary research falls short of integrating disciplinary methods in much depth and does not have much impact on participants outside of academia.
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dc.format.extent855365
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Conservationen
dc.subjectCross-disciplinaryen
dc.subjectEvaluationen
dc.subjectImpacten
dc.subjectIntegrative researchen
dc.subjectInterdisciplinarityen
dc.subjectMultidisciplinarityen
dc.subjectTransdisciplinarityen
dc.subjectGE Environmental Sciencesen
dc.subject.lccGEen
dc.titleDefining and evaluating the impact of cross-disciplinary conservation researchen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Geography & Sustainable Developmenten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Instituteen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Instituteen
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0376892910000792
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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