Environmental Science Theory: Concepts and Methods in a One-World, Problem-Oriented Paradigm

by De Groot, Wouter T.

• ISBN13: 9780444889935
• ISBN10: 0444889930
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-10-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
Environmental science in The Netherlands and the position of this study	p. 4
Theory and the aims of science	p. 10
Problem-oriented environmental science	p. 15
Aim, structure and overview of this study	p. 18
Annex I.I: Research subjects 1986, 1990	p. 22
Annex I.II: Empirical, normative, applied: A general image	p. 24
A Discipline for Interdisciplinarity	p. 35
Exploring the terminology	p. 40
Mono-, multi- and interdisciplinarity at the studies level	p. 46
A discipline for interdisciplinarity: what it is and how to make one	p. 51
Interdisciplinarity at the theory level	p. 58
Annex 2.1: Principles of curriculum design	p. 65
Problem-In-Context: A Conceptual Framework for Environmental Science	p. 75
Sources and preview of Problem-in-Context	p. 78
Flashes in the noosphere	p. 83
An applied studies example	p. 91
Range of application of the Problem-in-Context framework	p. 104
Types of research in the Problem-in-Context framework	p. 113
Values and normative contextualization	p. 120
Social causes as reflected EMIC order (or: people-environment systems regained)	p. 126
Formalizing the social causes	p. 142
Formalizing the environmental problem	p. 147
Problem-in-Context summarized	p. 157
Designing research	p. 161
Values, Functions, Sustainability	p. 177
Final variables, functions, quality: The basic relations	p. 183
Final variables, functions, quality: Strengthening the system	p. 189
Working in the system: Parameter identification and aggregation	p. 194
The world will speak through us when we let go of the metaphysical voice	p. 208
Operationalizing the intrinsic values of nature and people-nature relationships	p. 213
Functions of the environment	p. 229
Economic evaluation, I: Sustainability in the national accounts	p. 242
Economic evaluation, II: Sustainability and project appraisal	p. 253
Annex 4.1: Sustainability as the foundational modeling variable	p. 265
Action-In-Context: Researching the Social Causes of Environmental Problems	p. 283
First principle: actors, viewed holistically	p. 291
Guidance and field methods	p. 296
The core: actions, actors, options, motivations	p. 305
Going farther: the actors field	p. 315
Going deeper: the single-actor schema	p. 331
Actor models	p. 350
Round-up: policy options	p. 367
Participation in Environmental Management	p. 373
Exploring the concept	p. 376
Social depth of participation	p. 386
Substantive depth of participation	p. 389
The influence of the participants	p. 392
Annex 6.1 (with S.M. Zanen): Enhancing participation of local people - Some basic principles and an example from Burkina Faso	p. 399
Interpretative Directions in Environmental Science	p. 409
Scientific story-telling	p. 413
Exploring hermeneutic science	p. 419
What is interpretable?	p. 424
Arranging the quantifying and qualifying worlds	p. 432
The empirical status of 'deep' results	p. 438
Why do it?	p. 445
Wilderness solitude and health of nature: Interpretation for practice	p. 453
Partnership With Nature: A Philosophy for Practice	p. 473
Four views of the relationship between Man and Nature	p. 479
Views in Dutch mainstream culture	p. 494
Partnership-with-nature in the words of others	p. 502
Partnership, women, feminism	p. 508
Partnership and faith	p. 520
Partnership values and partnership ways	p. 530
References	p. 543
Subject index	p. 581
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