Interdisciplinary integration on sustainable development issues

S Mickevicius,A Khaustov,Dmitry Sergeyevich Ermakov,R Jashchenko,X Li,E Nesterov,N Chernykh,S Cherchesova,K Lebedev,M Redina,A Nikol’Skii,Alexander Sergeyevich Ermakov,S Lamarton,T Ledashcheva,D Stom,A Myaskov,I Bica,Y Jang

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202016902001

Abstract

In order to achieve sustainable development, we need a deep understanding of both social and humanitarian processes and relationships in living and nonliving nature. The development of scientific research areas that are related to sustainability are very important. Unfortunately, sustainable development is not among scientific and technical priorities in Russian Federation. This study analyzes the dynamics of PhD and Doctoral dissertations on sustainable development performed in various areas of science in the USSR and Russia in 1987–2019. The majority of dissertations (1 322 in total ) were in the area of economics (85.4 %), while significantly fewer were in philosophy (2.9 %), technical (2.3%), and geographical (2.2 %) sciences. There are almost no dissertations in the fields of biological and chemical sciences, pharmaceutics and medicine. Our data indicate a significant imbalance and economic bias in the study of sustainable development issues. In this regard, it can be assumed that interdisciplinarity, which can be implemented in the framework of convergent and transdisciplinary approaches, is one of important methodological problem of sustainable development. Examples of relevant interdisciplinary projects are considered.

Highlights

In regard with the adoption of the sustainable development goals (2015) [1], the challenges of practical sustainability are even more important than three decades ago, when they were formulated, since they go beyond purely environmental, economic and social problems and affect the survival of humanity [2]
The development of scientific research areas that are related to sustainability are very important
This study analyzes the dynamics of PhD and Doctoral dissertations on sustainable development performed in various areas of science in the USSR and Russia in 1987–2019

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Introduction

In regard with the adoption of the sustainable development goals (2015) [1], the challenges of practical sustainability are even more important than three decades ago, when they were formulated, since they go beyond purely environmental, economic and social problems and affect the survival of humanity [2]. Sustainable development as an innovative strategy for the development of civilization, which takes into account the balance of three components of the environment: nature, society and economy, is one of the important fundamental problems and requires special understanding from the point of view of history, philosophy, methodology, organization, and ethics of science. The concept of the transition of the Russian Federation to sustainable development (1996) declares the leading importance of science. Sustainable development in our country is not among the priority areas for development of science and technology, according to the list of critical technologies of the Russian Federation. Nomenclature of scientific specialties [3] does not assume levels of candidates of science (PhD) and doctors of science (DSc) in this field

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