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SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATE CHANGE

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Author(s):
Pinsky, Vanessa C. [1] ; Kruglianskas, Isak [2] ; Gomes, Clandia Maffini [3] ; Rezaee, Amir [4]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Fac FIA Adm & Negocios, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS - Brazil
[4] ISG Int Business Sch, Paris - France
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: REVISTA DE GESTAO AMBIENTAL E SUSTENTABILIDADE-GEAS; v. 8, n. 3, p. 468-488, SEP-DEC 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Climate change is a complex and uncertain global problem because it is driven by human behavior, with long-term climate-related risks for natural and human systems. Changes in human behavior, financing flow, policy instruments, and multilevel governance are needed for mitigating and managing major climate risks. Understanding the social dimensions of climate change is, quite literally, a hottopic to be studied. Most of the scientific literature in the field is focused on the `hard science'. Different methods of theory building are used in applied social sciences. However, the use of the grounded theory approach in sustainability research, specially on `soft science' in the field of climate change, is scarce. The intent of this paper is to discussion the use of the grounded theory method in an emergent research field that combines governance and climate change. The article presents substantive results of an emerging theoretical framework that explain the governance process of REDD+ in Brazil, an United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate finance mechanism focused on mitigating forest-related emissions in developing countries. Instead of discussing best procedures and techniques to build grounded theory, which are largely accessed through several peer-reviewed publications, our focus is to provide a practical guide and discuss lessons learned from the field to integrate the `REDD+ Governance Theoretical Framework'. Thus, scholars and graduate students are encourage to test and validate (or not) the emerging theoretical framework. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/21877-0 - The role of public policies in promoting eco-innovation projects: a comparative analysis between the state of California (in the US) and the State of São Paulo (in Brazil)
Grantee:Vanessa Cuzziol Pinsky
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate (Direct)
FAPESP's process: 14/11950-2 - Determinants on the performance of sustainable innovation projects and the role of public policies
Grantee:Vanessa Cuzziol Pinsky
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)