TY - JOUR
T1 - How to strengthen interdisciplinarity in ecohydraulics? Outcomes from ISE 2018
AU - Casa-Mulet, Roser
AU - Vanzo, Davide
AU - Adeva-Bustos, Ana
AU - Macnaughton, Camille
AU - Stewardson, Michael
AU - Pasternack, Gregory
AU - Enders, Eva
AU - Dyer, Fiona
N1 - Funding Information:
The questionnaire and the workshop were designed and conducted by the Early Career on Ecohydraulics Network (ECoENet). The workshop also received logistic support by the ISE Local Organising Committee. ECoENet and the authors would like to especially thank Dr Shinji Fukuda for his incredible help from beginning to end. We would also like to thank Kurita Water and Environment Foundation ( http://www.kwef.or.jp/index.html ) for kindly providing financial support to the event. The authors are grateful to key long-standing Ecohydraulics members Atle Harby, Thomas Hardy and Francisco Martinez-Capel, who supported the workshop and contributed to its success with their insights. Last but not least, we thank all questionnaire respondents and workshop participants for openly sharing their views on Ecohydraulics and early-stage research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research.
PY - 2020/9/25
Y1 - 2020/9/25
N2 - Interdisciplinary approaches are required to tackle complex environmental issues as freshwater ecosystems face unprecedented pressures globally. The emerging Ecohydraulics field of research should, therefore, take steps towards developing true interdisciplinarity to adapt to a continuing changing world. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on interdisciplinarity in Ecohydraulics and shapes its growth by identifying key actions, actors and implementation strategies that can strengthen it. Based on an online questionnaire and a workshop involving over 150 early and established careers, we present a list of 20 prioritised actions that will help engage the research community towards specific goals and will result in increased interdisciplinary outcomes. While early career researchers (ECRs) have taken the lead on creating this roadmap, its implementation should be a joint responsibility of both ECRs, established career scientists, groups, and institutions within Ecohydraulics. The list of identified actions and assigned responsibility should, therefore, be considered a conversation starter. Continued revision of the here-stated approaches will be required in the future as the field of research and its community progresses. With this contribution, we resume a critical reflection on where the Ecohydraulics field of research and community stand today and suggest where resources should be invested in the long-term to consolidate the inherent interdisciplinarity in Ecohydraulics.
AB - Interdisciplinary approaches are required to tackle complex environmental issues as freshwater ecosystems face unprecedented pressures globally. The emerging Ecohydraulics field of research should, therefore, take steps towards developing true interdisciplinarity to adapt to a continuing changing world. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on interdisciplinarity in Ecohydraulics and shapes its growth by identifying key actions, actors and implementation strategies that can strengthen it. Based on an online questionnaire and a workshop involving over 150 early and established careers, we present a list of 20 prioritised actions that will help engage the research community towards specific goals and will result in increased interdisciplinary outcomes. While early career researchers (ECRs) have taken the lead on creating this roadmap, its implementation should be a joint responsibility of both ECRs, established career scientists, groups, and institutions within Ecohydraulics. The list of identified actions and assigned responsibility should, therefore, be considered a conversation starter. Continued revision of the here-stated approaches will be required in the future as the field of research and its community progresses. With this contribution, we resume a critical reflection on where the Ecohydraulics field of research and community stand today and suggest where resources should be invested in the long-term to consolidate the inherent interdisciplinarity in Ecohydraulics.
KW - Interdisciplinarity
KW - research community
KW - scientific development
KW - transdisciplinarity
KW - research education and training
KW - early career researchers
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U2 - 10.1080/24705357.2020.1813057
DO - 10.1080/24705357.2020.1813057
M3 - Article
SN - 2470-5357
VL - 8
SP - 1
EP - 12
JO - Journal Of Ecohydraulics
JF - Journal Of Ecohydraulics
IS - 1
ER -