Addressing societal challenges such as climate change requires researchers to produce policy-relevant knowledge and the government actors to shift policies towards sustainable practices. This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the role and methodological stances of embedded researchers. Drawing from the broader literature on participant-observer and embedded research, this study examines the contribution of...

Summary Urban policy makers and researchers consistently recognize the challenge of more effectively reshaping the linkages between cities, urban infrastructure, ecosystem services, and natural resources. The aim of this article is to consider the potential value of developing connections between two currently disconnected approaches to resource use and cities—material flow analysis (MFA) and transitions analysis (TA). This ar...