Inter- and Transdisciplinarity in One Health

Abstract

Working in multi-, inter- and transdisciplinarity means that more than one scientific discipline and possibly other knowledgeable actors collaborate to tackle complex real-life problems. These collaborative approaches are at the centre of One Health operationalization. This chapter first discusses these distinct collaborative approaches and their respective contribution to One Health. Based on the proposed definition, you learn about barriers and conditions to their implementation. The divides and specificities of disciplines will be presented, considering their diversity as the resource to be harnessed. You will then look at how inter- and transdisciplinarity can be considered as creative processes for collective problem solving, and how these approaches can be implemented in practice.