The challenge of social networking in the field of environment and health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The fields of environment and health are both interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary, and until recently had little engagement in social networking designed to cross disciplinary boundaries. The EU FP6 project HENVINET aimed to establish integrated social network and networking facilities for multiple stakeholders in environment and health. The underlying assumption is that increased social networking across disciplines and sectors will enhance the quality of both problem knowledge and problem solving, by facilitating interactions. Inter- and trans-disciplinary networks are considered useful for this purpose. This does not mean that such networks are easily organized, as openness to such cooperation and exchange is often difficult to ascertain.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: van den Hazel P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3388437 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature