Towards a practice framework for transdisciplinary collaboration in planetary health

Despite growing recognition of the importance of transdisciplinary research in addressing complex sustainability challenges, in practice it has been much hampered by persistent inequities, power disparities, and epistemological disconnect. Planetary health as an emerging field offers a unique lens highlighting the need for knowledge integration across the environment-health-development (EHD) nexus. Drawing upon extensive analyses, including a literature review of practices in these fields, a case study of a planetary health action research project in Indonesia and Fiji, and a meta-analysis of existing transdisciplinarity frameworks, this PhD proposes a practice framework to guide the design and implementation of transdisciplinary collaboration in planetary health and broader sustainable development.