Abstract—The lack of real integration between the different
dimensions of sustainability is highlighted in the literature as
one of the main hindrances to lessening the environmental risks
and impacts of large-scale development projects. This paper
discusses a hypothesis concerning the problems of integration
between the different dimensions of sustainability in
socio-environmental research into such projects. Differences in
modes of knowledge production and the relationships of these
with prevailing social positions constitute the crux of the
argument. Endeavours to improve translational knowledge and
mixed research methodologies (seeking the
semi-standardization of research processes) are put forward as
approaches to overcoming the above-mentioned obstacles.
Index Terms—Socio-environmental impact assessment,
sustainability, translational knowledge.
The authors are with University of Huelva, Spain (e-mail:
andres.dominguez@eismethods.com, fernando.relinque@pi.uhu.es).
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Cite: J. Andrés Domínguez-Gómez and Fernando Relinque-Medina, "Scientific Culture, Power and Sustainability in Environmental Intervention Schemes," International Journal of Knowledge Engineering vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 187-191, 2016.
