Open AccessCrisis-induced disruptions in place-based social-ecological research ‐ an opportunity for redirection
Author(s) -
Kathleen Hermans,
Elisabeth Berger,
Lisa BiberFreudenberger,
Lisa Bossenbroek,
Laura Ebeler,
Juliane Groth,
Jochen Hack,
Jan Hanspach,
Kendisha Soekardjo Hintz,
Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi,
Yim Ming Connie Kwong,
Robert D. Oakes,
Raffaella Pagogna,
Tobías Plieninger,
Harald Sterly,
Kees van der Geest,
Jasper van Vliet,
Charlotte Wiederkehr
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
gaia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2625-5413
pISSN - 0940-5550
DOI - 10.14512/gaia.30.2.3
Subject(s) - politics , affect (linguistics) , covid-19 , pandemic , natural disaster , political science , ecological crisis , ecological systems theory , environmental resource management , natural (archaeology) , sociology , environmental planning , public relations , ecology , geography , economics , medicine , disease , communication , archaeology , pathology , meteorology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , biology
Place-based research faces multiple threats, including both natural and global health hazards and political conflicts, which may disrupt fieldwork. The current COVID-19 pandemic shows how these threats can drastically affect social-ecological research activities given its engagement with different local stakeholders, disciplines, and knowledge systems. The crisis reveals the need for adaptive research designs while also providing an opportunity for a structural shift towards a more sustainable and inclusive research landscape.