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TY - JOUR
T1 - In spite of our own best interests
T2 - lessons from an interdisciplinary sustainability project
AU - Boyko, Christopher Thomas
AU - MacKenzie, Angus Robert
AU - Leung, Holly
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - To contribute effectively to academic discourse on urban sustainability, disciplinesneed to think outside their silos and work together more collaboratively. Althoughstraightforward to posit in theory, the practical realities of bringing together peoplewith different worldviews, languages and skills can be frustrating and lead to lossof motivation. This paper presents the findings from a qualitative study ofinterdisciplinary team working on an urban sustainability project. Through analysisof archival materials, observations and interviews, a major theme of motivation wasuncovered and explored. We conclude with some suggestions for working moreeffectively interdisciplinary, urban sustainability projects.
AB - To contribute effectively to academic discourse on urban sustainability, disciplinesneed to think outside their silos and work together more collaboratively. Althoughstraightforward to posit in theory, the practical realities of bringing together peoplewith different worldviews, languages and skills can be frustrating and lead to lossof motivation. This paper presents the findings from a qualitative study ofinterdisciplinary team working on an urban sustainability project. Through analysisof archival materials, observations and interviews, a major theme of motivation wasuncovered and explored. We conclude with some suggestions for working moreeffectively interdisciplinary, urban sustainability projects.
KW - interdisciplinary research
KW - urban studies
KW - urban sustainability
KW - qualitative
KW - personal motivation
U2 - 10.1080/03098265.2014.956296
DO - 10.1080/03098265.2014.956296
M3 - Journal article
VL - 39
SP - 206
EP - 219
JO - Journal of Geography in Higher Education
JF - Journal of Geography in Higher Education
SN - 0309-8265
IS - 2
ER -