Advancing Translational Research in Environmental Science: The Role and Impact of Social Sciences.

ABSTRACT: Increasing recognition of the complexity of environmental problems and the need to understand social processes and human values is leading environmental management agencies in many nations, including the USA, to integrate more research from the social sciences through the inclusion of social scientists on interdisciplinary teams. For this study we conducted focus groups at three research laboratories within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development to better understand how inclusion of social sciences influenced the research process and outcomes, and the barriers to and facilitators of integration. The focus groups identified effects on the research process including improved problem framing, the introduction of new methodologies, and greater stakeholder

SUBMITTER: Eisenhauer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10031653 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature