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This paper outlines different types of knowledge and how they are applied to different problem types. It makes the case that co-created knowledge, generated by innovative and collaborative partnerships of scholars within a transdisciplinary framework is best suited to address the most complex and therefore most important problems in food systems scholarship. It applies Transaction Costs theory to highlight some of the options we scholars face and applies these concepts to the issue of Payments for Ecosystems Services., with an analogy and questions to ponder.
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Conner, D.S. Transdisciplinary research for wicked problems: a transaction costs approach. Agric Hum Values 39, 1169–1172 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-022-10368-5
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