Causal Layered Analysis (CLA) as a Tool for Inter and Transdisciplinary Work
Contributions and Challenges of its Application in Montevideo, Uruguay
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https://doi.org/10.52712/issn.1850-0013-385Keywords:
environmental problems, futures studies, complexity, transdisciplinarity, solid urban wasteAbstract
Complex systems are made up of different structures and components that interact with each other, giving rise to emergent properties and patterns that cannot be understood by studying only their parts in isolation. Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary processes are an alternative approach for overcoming the fragmented and reductionist way of understanding the world. This article presents the Causal Layered Analysis (CLA) methodology as a strategy for inter and transdisciplinary work. Its contributions and challenges are analyzed from its application to address the problem of urban solid waste in Montevideo, Uruguay, in three different contexts: a workshop in which academics from various disciplines participated, another workshop carried out with territorial actors and a masters’ thesis. These experiences show CLA's versatility and expose the need to implement dialogue facilitation strategies to contemplate more extended action-research processes over time and to imagine new approaches for postgraduate thesis. Based on the CLA experience, its capacity to support teaching and research contexts within the framework of university extension processes is discussed, which could act as a “bridging” strategy between research and action.
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