国际研究团队合作的可持续发展的三个维度:从可持续和健康的食品系统研究计划的学习
Rashieda Davids1, Pauline Scheelbeek2, Nafiisa Sobratee1
1Centre for Transformative Agricultural and Food Systems, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 3201, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Sustainability
|September 11, 2023
概括
虚拟会议为国际研究提供了重要的环境,社会和经济效益. 它们增强了包容性,减少了碳足迹,使它们成为可持续的协作工具.
科学领域:
- 可持续性科学 可持续性科学
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
背景情况:
- 国际研究合作对于解决全球问题至关重要.
- 虚拟会议 (VCs) 已经通过碳节约证明了环境效益.
- 之前的研究集中在环境方面,需要对社会和经济层面进行分析.
研究的目的:
- 评估国际虚拟会议对环境,社会和经济的影响.
- 评估虚拟货币对个人发展,成本,效率和团队学习的限制和好处.
- 展示虚拟研究协作所提供的可持续性机会的整体观点.
主要方法:
- 采用混合方法方法,将定性和定量数据结合起来.
- 分析了来自可持续和健康食品系统 (SHEFS) 研究计划参与者的调查数据.
- 估计的温室气体 (GHG) 排放,成本和时间节约,比较虚拟与面对面的会议.
主要成果:
- 虚拟会议显著降低了人均温室气体排放 (将全球平均水平减半) 和旅行成本 (60%).
- 虚拟资金增强了包容性,使早期/中期职业研究人员的参与率增加了20%,并解决了南北和性别差异.
- 风险投资的好处,包括包容性,成本效益和减少环境影响,超过了它们的弱点.
结论:
- 国际研究伙伴关系可以利用虚拟合作来减轻碳足迹并提高包容性.
- 虚拟会议提供了可观的环境,社会和经济效益,支持可持续的研究实践.
- 虚拟货币为合作研究会议提供了一种有效的手段,促进可持续性和公平参与.
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