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Researchers working with city administrations: Reflecting on transdisciplinary collaboration under conditions of shared goals but different constraints
Urban Ecosystems ( IF 2.5 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-23 , DOI: 10.1007/s11252-021-01146-y
Robert Home 1 , Nicole Bauer 2
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Academics and city administrations generally agree that environmental management decisions should be science based, which suggests the value of collaboration between city officials and researchers. Such collaboration, termed “ecology with cities”, is an example of translational ecology that should integrate ecological and social sciences to inform decision-makers. However, there has been insufficient reflection on whether ecology with cities achieves the expected development of practical social-ecological knowledge for the common good. We addressed this gap by asking city officials and researchers, in Switzerland and with whom we have collaborated in the past, about their motivations for, and experiences with, transdisciplinary collaboration. The respondents reported largely overlapping goals and an awareness of the mutual benefits of accessing the skills and resources of the other group. However, the reflections also unearthed latent tensions related to insufficient mutual awareness of institutional boundaries and limitations. We conclude that researchers should try to include collaboration partners who have experience in translational ecology practice and should establish learning processes early in a collaboration. Building good working relationships with city administrations and establishing such processes would facilitate the creation of realistic mutual expectations in which institutional limitations are considered so that common goals of maintaining or improving the ecological quality of cities can be amicably reached.



中文翻译:

与城市管理部门合作的研究人员:反思在共同目标但不同约束条件下的跨学科合作

学术界和城市管理部门普遍同意环境管理决策应该以科学为基础,这表明城市官员和研究人员之间合作的价值。这种被称为“城市生态学”的合作是转化生态学的一个例子,它应该整合生态和社会科学来为决策者提供信息。然而,对于城市生态学是否实现了实用的社会生态知识的预期发展,并没有得到充分的思考。我们通过询问瑞士的城市官员和研究人员以及我们过去与之合作的人来解决这一差距,了解他们进行跨学科合作的动机和经验。受访者报告了大部分重叠的目标,并意识到获得其他群体的技能和资源的互惠互利。然而,反思也揭示了与制度边界和限制的相互认识不足相关的潜在紧张局势。我们得出的结论是,研究人员应尝试包括在转化生态学实践方面具有经验的合作伙伴,并应在合作的早期建立学习过程。与城市管理部门建立良好的工作关系并建立此类流程将有助于建立现实的相互期望,其中考虑到制度限制,从而可以友好地实现维持或改善城市生态质量的共同目标。这些反思还揭示了与制度边界和限制的相互认识不足有关的潜在紧张局势。我们得出的结论是,研究人员应尝试包括在转化生态学实践方面具有经验的合作伙伴,并应在合作的早期建立学习过程。与城市管理部门建立良好的工作关系并建立此类流程将有助于建立现实的相互期望,其中考虑到制度限制,从而可以友好地实现维持或改善城市生态质量的共同目标。这些反思还揭示了与制度边界和限制的相互认识不足有关的潜在紧张局势。我们得出的结论是,研究人员应尝试包括在转化生态学实践方面具有经验的合作伙伴,并应在合作的早期建立学习过程。与城市管理部门建立良好的工作关系并建立此类流程将有助于建立现实的相互期望,其中考虑到制度限制,从而可以友好地实现维持或改善城市生态质量的共同目标。我们得出的结论是,研究人员应尝试包括在转化生态学实践方面具有经验的合作伙伴,并应在合作的早期建立学习过程。与城市管理部门建立良好的工作关系并建立此类流程将有助于建立现实的相互期望,其中考虑到制度限制,从而可以友好地实现维持或改善城市生态质量的共同目标。我们得出的结论是,研究人员应尝试包括在转化生态学实践方面具有经验的合作伙伴,并应在合作的早期建立学习过程。与城市管理部门建立良好的工作关系并建立此类流程将有助于建立现实的相互期望,其中考虑到制度限制,从而可以友好地实现维持或改善城市生态质量的共同目标。

更新日期:2021-07-23
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