"Ships that pass in the night": Does scholarship on the social benefits of urban greening have a disciplinary crosstalk problem?

《"Ships that pass in the night": Does scholarship on the social benefits of urban greening have a disciplinary crosstalk problem?》

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关键字: Commentary; Environmental psychology; Interdisciplinary research; Pro-environmental behaviors; Transdisciplinary research; Tree planting; Urban forestry; TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; SUSTAINABILITY; TREES

作者单位: [Vogt, Jess] Depaul Univ, Coll Sci & Hlth, Environm Sci & Studies, 1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604 USA. [Vogt, Jess] LUFA, Chicago, IL 60604 USA. Vogt, J (reprint author), Depaul Univ, Coll Sci & Hlth, Environm Sci & Studies, 1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604 USA.; Vogt, J (reprint author), LUFA, Chicago, IL 60604 USA. E-Mail: jess.vogt@depaul.edu

摘要: Two original research pieces - both about the outcomes of tree planting, with similar research designs, both published in January 2018 (Whitburn et al. in Environment and Behavior, and Watkins et al. in Cities) - cite precisely zero journal articles in common. This commentary presents a qualitative & quantitative analysis of the citation lists of these two pieces. Of 101 total journal articles cited across both pieces, I find no overlap in scholarly journal articles cited, and only 3 of 62 scholarly journals cited in common. One of the pieces cites not a single article from Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. I use the comparison between these two articles (one of which is my own) as an example of the potential pitfalls of inter- and transdisciplinary scholarship on the social benefits of urban greening. I conclude the commentary with several practical steps we can take as reflective and mindful researchers - steps I myself will be taking - to reduce the likelihood that important insights from the literature are missed during all phases of research.