By tdAcademy 2021 GAIA paper authors

What are the key aspects of transdisciplinary research and how can they be integrated effectively?
Four key aspects of transdisciplinary research are:
- context dependencies
- innovative formats
- societal effects
- scientific effects.
These are illustrated in the figure below, along with a summary of an ‘ideal’ transdisciplinary research process.
1. Context dependencies
Context dependencies are the factors that influence both the research design and the interpretation of results and include: