Some of the most complex issues involve people and organisations with multiple and conflicting viewpoints on planning and decision-making.
The Social Science Group is a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in:
- Public and environmental health
- Kaupapa Māori and bicultural research
- Systems thinking and modelling
- Participatory action research
- Sociology
- Environmental policy
- Operations research
- Management
- Psychology
- Water science
The integrative approaches taken by the group recognise the need to include different agencies, policy agendas, stakeholders, communities, disciplines and evaluation measures. We provide ‘bigger picture’ understanding, leading to the identification of sustainable solutions or management strategies.
Our work covers three broad, interrelated areas of research:
Healthy Communities
Sustainable Development
Science, Technology, and Society