Linking transdisciplinary research characteristics and quality to effectiveness: A comparative analysis of five research-for-development projects

• DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.08.013
• Publication Date: 2019-09-10T10:23:46Z
• Authors: Brian M. Belcher; Rachel Claus; Rachel Davel; Luisa F. Ramirez
• Keywords: Transdisciplinarity; Qualitative Comparative Analysis; Empirical Research

More and more effective research is needed to help address complex sustainability problems. Many approaches have adopted transdisciplinary characteristics as a way improve effectiveness. However, empirical evidence of the extent which how design implementation contribute (more) scientific social outcomes remains limited. This paper reports comparative analysis five research-for-development projects implemented in Peru Indonesia to: characterize employed principles; assess intended project were achieved; analyze relationship between outcomes; provide lessons from experience using theory-based approach evaluate set case studies. Our demonstrates that employing principles their make diverse contributions greater breadth influence.