Editorial| December 31 2019 The Case for Case Studies in the Context of Environmental Issues—Updated Wil Burns Wil Burns Editor-in-Chief, Case Studies in the Environment Email: wil@feronia.org Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Email: wil@feronia.org Case Studies in the Environment (2019) 3 (1): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1525/cse.2019.eic.001 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Wil Burns; The Case for Case Studies in the Context of Environmental Issues—Updated. Case Studies in the Environment 31 December 2019; 3 (1): 1–5. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/cse.2019.eic.001 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentCase Studies in the Environment Search Keywords: scholarship, environmental issues, explanatory case study, descriptive case study, environmental practitioners In its most distilled form, a “case study” involves investigation of “real-life phenomenon through detailed contextual analysis of a limited number of events or conditions, and their relationships.”1 The “case” may focus upon an individual, organization, event, project, or phenomenon, anchored in a specific time and place. Most cases are based on real events, or a plausible construction of events,2 and tell a story, often involving issues or conflicts that require resolution.3 The most effective case studies facilitate multiple assessments of the same situation, “leading to several equally plausible and compelling conclusions, each with different implications for action.”4 A case study usually focuses on a single subject of analysis; however, case study analyses can also be designed as comparative investigations that highlight the relationship between two or more subjects. They also frequently include central characters and quotations and dialogue.5 The methodology can be a quantitative,... You do not currently have access to this content.