Sébastien Sauvé, Sophie Bernard
et Pamela Sloan
Article de revue (2016)
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Abstract
The intermeshing of disciplines from the natural sciences, social sciences, engineering and management has become essential to addressing today's environmental challenges. Yet, this can be a daunting task because experts from different disciplines may conceptualize the problems in very different ways and use vocabularies that may not be well understood by one another. This paper explores three alternative environmental concepts used in transdisciplinary research, and outlines some of the epistemological and practical problems that each one poses. It pays particular attention to the increasingly popular concept of “circular economy”, and contrasts it with the more commonly-used concepts of “environmental sciences” and “sustainable development”. In clarifying the nature, meaning and inter-relationship of these alternative concepts, the paper helps trans-disciplinary researchers to understand the opportunities and challenges associated with each one.
Mots clés
Environmental protection, Sustainable development, Circular economy, Multi-/pluri-/inter-/trans-disciplinary research, Sustainability science
| Sujet(s): | 1500 Génie de l'environnement > 1500 Génie de l'environnement |
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| Département: | Département de mathématiques et de génie industriel |
| Centre de recherche: | Institut EDDEC |
| URL de PolyPublie: | https://publications.polymtl.ca/5124/ |
| Titre de la revue: | Environmental Development (vol. 17) |
| Maison d'édition: | Elsevier |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envdev.2015.09.002 |
| URL officielle: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2015.09.002 |
| Date du dépôt: | 22 févr. 2023 11:40 |
| Dernière modification: | 28 sept. 2024 06:25 |
| Citer en APA 7: | Sauvé, S., Bernard, S., & Sloan, P. (2016). Environmental sciences, sustainable development and circular economy: Alternative concepts for trans-disciplinary research. Environmental Development, 17, 48-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2015.09.002 |
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