Mellow Yellow: Taking a Systems Thinking Approach to Designing Research on Transitioning to More Sustainable Sewage Management

Sankaran, S; Abeysuriya, K; Gray, J; Kachenko, A

Mellow Yellow: Taking a Systems Thinking Approach to Designing Research on Transitioning to More Sustainable Sewage Management

Sankaran, S

Abeysuriya, K Gray, J Kachenko, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 2015, 32 (3), pp. 330 - 343
Issue Date:: 2015-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sankaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6216	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Abeysuriya, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gray, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kachenko, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 2015, 32 (3), pp. 330 - 343	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1092-7026	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/42007
dc.description.abstract	Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This paper will explain how a framework derived from systems thinking, including soft systems methodology and the use of action research as a methodology, shaped a research project addressing an area of application (sustainable sanitation). The research used F (intellectual framework) M (methodology for using F) to address A (area of application) for understanding rational intervention in human affairs proposed by Peter Checkland in the 1980s. This Australia-first research project was conducted by a multidisciplinary team of collaborators from academia, industry and government that included researchers, practitioners and students. It explored the use of innovative urine-diverting toilets in an institutional setting. The paper is focussed on the initial stages of the project—the project design and early investigative phase, and demonstrates how systems thinking and a transdisciplinary research approach were used to structure a complex problem related to sustainability, a problem that infringed on social and cultural issues. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Systems Research and Behavioral Science	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/sres.2227	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	Mellow Yellow: Taking a Systems Thinking Approach to Designing Research on Transitioning to More Sustainable Sewage Management	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	32	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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pubs.volume	32	en_US

Abstract:

Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This paper will explain how a framework derived from systems thinking, including soft systems methodology and the use of action research as a methodology, shaped a research project addressing an area of application (sustainable sanitation). The research used F (intellectual framework) M (methodology for using F) to address A (area of application) for understanding rational intervention in human affairs proposed by Peter Checkland in the 1980s. This Australia-first research project was conducted by a multidisciplinary team of collaborators from academia, industry and government that included researchers, practitioners and students. It explored the use of innovative urine-diverting toilets in an institutional setting. The paper is focussed on the initial stages of the project—the project design and early investigative phase, and demonstrates how systems thinking and a transdisciplinary research approach were used to structure a complex problem related to sustainability, a problem that infringed on social and cultural issues. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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