ABSTRACT
B&NE research has established more than a 20-year foundation of scholarly output, with trajectories showing an upward trend until the late 2000s followed by a plateau. The duality of being both on the "inside" and on the "outside" is critical to the growth and vitality of the field. The first helps to bring existing theories into more close alignment with biophysical reality and seeks to mitigate the impact on the environment. It also helps scholars to succeed and, in turn, become themselves "sustainable" by building upon the models and theories of the academic craft with rigorous analysis. The second recognizes that, despite the growing research on environmental issues, the environment continues to worsen with growing concerns for climate change, water depletion, species extinction, habitat destruction and a recognition of the Anthropocene. The complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity of which justifies a more pronounced engagement of B&NE research.
