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Civilization-Saving Science for the Twenty-First Century
Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences ( IF 11.3 ) Pub Date : 2022-05-31 , DOI: 10.1146/annurev-earth-033021-081125
Marcia K. McNutt 1
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Geoscientists have generally been at the leading edge of predicting the challenges society faces from hazards both natural and anthropomorphic. As geoscientists, we have been less successful in devising the solutions to those problems to ensure a habitable planet for ourselves and future generations because often the solutions lie in creating novel partnerships with other researchers, including engineers, biologists, and social scientists. These sorts of transdisciplinary partnerships have been leading to radical advances in human health, under the banner of convergence science. Application of these principles of convergence science offers significant promise for addressing challenges such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental health, protecting ecosystem services, and advancing sustainability science. To apply this approach rigorously, however, will involve a culture change in the geosciences in terms of how students are educated, how researchers are rewarded, and how projects are funded.

Geoscientists need to work collaboratively with life, physical, and social scientists, as well as engineers, to solve the problems of our time.

Universities need to address financial, procedural, educational, and cultural impediments to the conduct of convergence research.

Adopting a solutions orientation to major environmental issues could help attract a more diverse geoscience workforce.

Climate change mitigation would benefit from partnerships between geoscientists and social scientists to make the right behavior easy.

The current course of Earth science education, research, and partnerships is inadequate to address sustainability.

Ensuring environmental health requires collaboration between experts in health, environment, infrastructure, and economics.



中文翻译:

二十一世纪的文明拯救科学

在预测社会面临的自然灾害和拟人灾害挑战方面,地球科学家通常处于领先地位。作为地球科学家,我们在为这些问题设计解决方案以确保我们自己和子孙后代拥有宜居星球方面不太成功,因为解决方案通常在于与其他研究人员(包括工程师、生物学家和社会科学家)建立新的合作伙伴关系。在融合科学的旗帜下,这些跨学科的合作伙伴关系一直在为人类健康带来根本性的进步。这些融合科学原则的应用为应对气候变化减缓和适应、环境健康、保护生态系统服务和推进可持续性科学等挑战提供了重要的前景。

地球科学家需要与生命、物理和社会科学家以及工程师合作,以解决我们这个时代的问题。

大学需要解决财务、程序、教育和文化方面的障碍,以进行融合研究。

采用针对主要环境问题的解决方案有助于吸引更多样化的地球科学劳动力。

减缓气候变化将受益于地球科学家和社会科学家之间的伙伴关系,以使正确的行为变得容易。

当前的地球科学教育、研究和伙伴关系课程不足以解决可持续性问题。

确保环境健康需要健康、环境、基础设施和经济学专家之间的合作。

更新日期:2022-06-01
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