The interdisciplinary approach suggests that environmental issues do not happen in a vacuum, but rather as part of wider social, environmental, political, economic and globalist contexts. This approach also makes clear the differences and links between natural climate changes and human-induced climate changes. In other words, interdisciplinary ways of seeing can reveal how anthropogenic and natural alterations of the environment work together, and assess potential risks for people and their habitats.
The approach then brings to the table different disciplines, stressing dynamics that link natural and social worlds together as one interrelated whole. Multidimensional expert knowledge can thus contribute to better understanding of both local and global effects of climate changes, including risks of flooding in Saint-Louise.
Earth sciences show how the planet has been formed, and how natural environmental changes happen today; they also make clear how the Senegal River came to operate the way it does, drawing a clear …show more content…
Therefore, social sciences provide tools and models for understanding how global power structures marginalise or threaten Senegal, and what steps industrialised nations may take to aid Saint-Louise in prevention and flood management. Hence, economic, political and social interconnectivity has a direct impact on the ways environmental issues in the Senegal River estuary are handled. Consequently, localised environmental efforts are linked to global political actions, and economic power relations between industrialised nations and corporate entities are another driving force of political decision making (Clark, 2013b). These may have wide-reaching consequences for lives and livelihoods of those who live in Saint-Louise, providing new technologies, financial help or scientific
The approach then brings to the table different disciplines, stressing dynamics that link natural and social worlds together as one interrelated whole. Multidimensional expert knowledge can thus contribute to better understanding of both local and global effects of climate changes, including risks of flooding in Saint-Louise.
Earth sciences show how the planet has been formed, and how natural environmental changes happen today; they also make clear how the Senegal River came to operate the way it does, drawing a clear …show more content…
Therefore, social sciences provide tools and models for understanding how global power structures marginalise or threaten Senegal, and what steps industrialised nations may take to aid Saint-Louise in prevention and flood management. Hence, economic, political and social interconnectivity has a direct impact on the ways environmental issues in the Senegal River estuary are handled. Consequently, localised environmental efforts are linked to global political actions, and economic power relations between industrialised nations and corporate entities are another driving force of political decision making (Clark, 2013b). These may have wide-reaching consequences for lives and livelihoods of those who live in Saint-Louise, providing new technologies, financial help or scientific