PROBLEM TRANSFORMATIONS IN TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

1. The emergence of transdisciplinary research for sustainability 1.1 The constitution of discursive objects 1.2 The order of discourse 1.3 Structural levels of discourse 2. Process models for transdisciplinary research 2.1 A general model for research processes 2.2 The cognitive order of sustainability research 3. Problems the fountainhead of science 3.1 The conceptual world of problems 3.2 Socio-ecological problems 4. Problem processing in transdisciplinary research processes 4.1 Problem-focused scientific work 4.2 Research as a problem solving process 5. Conclusions: Ordering and renewal of transdisciplinary knowledge Acknowledgments Glossary Bibliography Biographical Sketch