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Transdisciplinary Disaster Research: A Case Study from the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricanes Irma and Maria

Published:2022-03 Issue:1 Volume:40 Page:35-57
ISSN:0280-7270
Container-title:International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters
language:en
Short-container-title:International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters

Author:

Bui Lily¹,Sylman Shanasia²,Rosario Génesis Álvarez³,Commodore-Mensah Miriam⁴,Derakhshan Sahar⁵,Mcdermot Covel⁶,Nibbs Farah⁶,Higgs Isaiah⁷,Adegoke Muritala⁸,Lane Rashon I.⁹

Affiliation:

1. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

2. Harvard University, San Francisco

3. University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras, San Francisco

4. University of Nebraska Omaha, San Francisco

5. University of South Carolina, San Francisco

6. University of Delaware, San Francisco

7. East Carolina University, San Francisco

8. Morgan State University, San Francisco

9. University of California, San Francisco

Abstract

Transdisciplinary approaches to research involve deliberate integration of theory, methods, and knowledge across disciplines. In disaster studies, transdisciplinarity can be valuable for research teams that span multiple disciplines, offering a framework for identifying problems and proposing solutions in a way that is inclusive of traditional and non-traditional actors. This paper distinguishes transdisciplinary approaches from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to disaster research; presents a case study of transdisciplinary disaster research in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) after Hurricanes Irma and Maria; and summarizes key insights about the challenges and opportunities of applying transdisciplinarity in the field. Finally, the authors articulate the importance of transdisciplinary approaches to disaster research and argue for further development for transdisciplinary approaches in disaster research and practice.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/028072702204000102

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