Transdisciplinarity in Practice: The Emergence and Resolution of Dissonances in Collaborative Research on Brownfield Regeneration

Abstract

The restoration of areas contaminated by industrial or mining activities has been a major issue in environmental research in many European countries since the 1980s, and it also constitutes a major area of research at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research — UFZ. Within this research environment, a consortium consisting of natural and social scientists has developed an EU-funded research project aimed at providing problem- oriented, tailored approaches and technologies for the revitalization of contaminated areas. The approach taken by the project is one that seeks to integrate scientific and non-scientific knowledge. In this paper we show how the idea of joint knowledge production between scientists and non-scientists is pursued in the context of the project. We explore how the rather fuzzy presentation of the transdisciplinary approach in the project proposal opens the door to interpretation and appropriation by scientists and practitioners alike. We describe a number of ad hoc solutions that were deployed to overcome specific dissonances during the collaborative production of knowledge (e.g. substituting common group learning for the single-handed elaboration of concepts by one project partner, or substituting the consultation of external experts for the mere gathering of information). Finally, we show how the interdisciplinary research environment at UFZ enhances the ability of the project team to resolve dissonances, improves collaboration between partners, and increases the innovative potential of project outputs.     

西汉绛紫绢地“长寿绣”丝绵袍制作工艺考析

笔者对马王堆一号汉墓出土的绛紫绢地“长寿绣”丝绵袍进行了保护修复。为了更好地复原文物,达到适宜展示陈列的状态,在修复之前针对此文物做了材质鉴定、织造工艺、材料老化判断及裁剪工艺等系列研究。在对其制作工艺进行细致、全面的信息采集与数据分析之后发现,这件丝绵袍的裁剪制作工艺与发掘报告所述裁剪缝纫秩序不同,是先刺绣好面料后,再裁剪制衣,证实了马王堆一号汉墓出土曲裾丝绵袍制作工艺的多样性。     

西汉绛紫绢地“长寿绣”丝绵袍制作工艺考析

笔者对马王堆一号汉墓出土的绛紫绢地“长寿绣”丝绵袍进行了保护修复。为了更好地复原文物,达到适宜展示陈列的状态,在修复之前针对此文物做了材质鉴定、织造工艺、材料老化判断及裁剪工艺等系列研究。在对其制作工艺进行细致、全面的信息采集与数据分析之后发现,这件丝绵袍的裁剪制作工艺与发掘报告所述裁剪缝纫秩序不同,是先刺绣好面料后,再裁剪制衣,证实了马王堆一号汉墓出土曲裾丝绵袍制作工艺的多样性。