Physical and economic bias in climate change research: a scientometric study of IPCC Third Assessment Report

被引:104
作者
Bjurstrom, Andreas [1 ]
Polk, Merritt [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Gothenburg, Sch Global Studies, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
关键词
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL; PROTECTION POLICY; CHANGE SCIENCE; CONSTRUCTION; UNCERTAINTY; SOCIETY; LIMITS;
D O I
10.1007/s10584-011-0018-8
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This study demonstrates that IPCC Third Assessment Report is strongly dominated by Natural sciences, especially the Earth sciences. The Social sciences are dominated by Economics. The IPCC assessment also results in the separation of the Earth, Biological and Social sciences. The integration that occurs is mainly between closely related scientific fields. The research community consequently imposes a physical and economic bias and a separation of scientific fields that the IPCC reproduces in the policy sphere. It is argued that this physical and economic bias distorts a comprehensive understanding of climate change and that the weak integration of scientific fields hinders climate change from being fully addressed as an integral environmental and social problem. If climate change is to be understood, evaluated and responded to in its fullness, the IPCC must broaden its knowledge base and challenge the anthropocentric worldview that places humans outside of nature.
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