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| Resilience thinking and ecosystems approaches to health (EAH), or ecohealth, share roots in complexity science, although they have distinct foundations in ecology and population health, respectively. The current articulations of these two approaches are strongly converging, but each approach has its strengths. Resilience thinking has developed theoretical models to the study of social–ecological systems, whereas ecohealth has a vast repertoire of experience in dealing with complex health issues. With the two fields dovetailing, there is ripe opportunity to create a dialog centered on concepts that are more thoroughly developed in one field, which can then serve to advance the other. In this article, we first present an overview of the ecohealth... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Complexity; Ecohealth; Ecosystem approaches to health; Health; Resilience thinking; Social– Ecological systems. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Berman, Matthew; University of Alaska Anchorage; matthew.berman@uaa.alaska.edu. |
| Theoretical models of interaction between wild and domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus; caribou in North America) can help explain observed social–ecological dynamics of arctic hunting and husbandry systems. Different modes of hunting and husbandry incorporate strategies to mitigate effects of differing patterns of environmental uncertainty. Simulations of simple models of harvested wild and domestic herds with density-dependent recruitment show that random environmental variation produces cycles and crashes in populations that would quickly stabilize at a steady state with nonrandom parameters. Different husbandry goals lead to radically different long-term domestic herd sizes. Wild and domestic herds are typically ecological competitors but... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Caribou hunting; Rangifer tarandus; Reindeer herding; Social– Ecological systems; System models. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica; University of Tasmania; Jessica.MelbourneThomas@utas.edu.au; Johnson, Craig R; University of Tasmania; craig.johnson@utas.edu.au; Perez, Pascal; University of Wollongong; pascal.perez@csiro.au; Eustache, Jeremy; Australian National University; jeremy.eustache@voila.fr; Fulton, Elizabeth A; CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship; Beth.Fulton@csiro.au; Cleland, Deborah; Australian National University; deborah.cleland@anu.edu.au. |
| Transdisciplinary approaches that consider both socioeconomic and biophysical processes are central to understanding and managing rapid change in coral reef systems worldwide. To date, there have been limited attempts to couple the two sets of processes in dynamic models for coral reefs, and these attempts are confined to reef systems in developed countries. We present an approach to coupling existing biophysical and socioeconomic models for coral reef systems in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The biophysical model is multiscale, using dynamic equations to capture local-scale ecological processes on individual reefs, with reefs connected at regional scales by the ocean transport of larval propagules. The agent-based socioeconomic model simulates... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Biophysical; Coral reefs; Coupled models; Decision support; Socioeconomic; Social– Ecological systems. |
| Ano: 2011 |
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| Dorward, Andrew R.; SOAS, University of London; ad55@soas.ac.uk. |
| Human activity poses multiple environmental challenges for ecosystems that have intrinsic value and also support that activity. Our ability to address these challenges is constrained by, among other things, weaknesses in cross-disciplinary understandings of interactive processes of change in social–ecological systems. This paper draws on complementary insights from social and biological sciences to propose a “livelisystems” framework of multiscale, dynamic change across social and biological systems. This describes how material, informational, and relational assets, asset services, and asset pathways interact in systems with embedded and emergent properties undergoing a variety of structural transformations. Related... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Environmental change; Livelisystems; Social– Ecological systems. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Cilliers, Paul; University of Stellenbosch; fpc@sun.ac.za; Biggs, Harry C.; South African National Parks; biggs@sanparks.org; Blignaut, Sonja; The Narrative Lab; sonja@narrativelab.co.za; Choles, Aiden G.; The Narrative Lab; aiden@narrativelab.co.za; Hofmeyr, Jan-Hendrik S.; University of Stellenbosch; jhsh@sun.ac.za; Jewitt, Graham P. W.; University of Kwazulu Natal; jewittg@ukzn.ac.za; Roux, Dirk J.; South African National Parks; Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; Monash South Africa; dirkr@sanparks.org. |
| This paper contends that natural resource management (NRM) issues are, by their very nature, complex and that both scientists and managers in this broad field will benefit from a theoretical understanding of complex systems. It starts off by presenting the core features of a view of complexity that not only deals with the limits to our understanding, but also points toward a responsible and motivating position. Everything we do involves explicit or implicit modeling, and as we can never have comprehensive access to any complex system, we need to be aware both of what we leave out as we model and of the implications of the choice of our modeling framework. One vantage point is never sufficient, as complexity necessarily implies that multiple (independent)... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Complex systems; Diversity; Management; Mental models; Resilience; Social complexity; Social– Ecological systems. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| Petursdottir, Thorunn; Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES), European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC); thorunn@live.com; Arnalds, Olafur; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Agricultural University of Iceland; oa@lbhi.is; Baker, Susan; Cardiff School of Social Sciences; BakerSCM@cardiff.ac.uk; Montanarella, Luca; Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES), European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) ; luca.montanarella@jrc.ec.europa.eu. |
| Large-scale restoration projects are normally part of a complex social–ecological system where restoration goals are shaped by governmental policies, managed by the surrounding governance system, and implemented by the related actors. The process of efficiently restoring degraded ecosystems is, therefore, not only based on restoring ecological structure and functions but also relies on the functionality of the related policies, the relevant stakeholder groups, and the surrounding socioeconomic and political settings. In this research, we investigated the SES of rangeland restoration in Iceland to estimate whether social factors, such as stakeholders’ attitudes and behavior, can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of agri-environmental... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental policies; Ecological restoration; Evaluation; Natural resource management; Social– Ecological systems. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| DeCaro, Daniel A.; Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory & Policy Analysis, Indiana University; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville; Center for Land Use and Environmental Responsibility, University of Louisville; decaro.daniel@gmail.com; Stokes, Michael K.; Western Kentucky University; Micheal.Stokes@wku.edu. |
| Public participation plays a role in the development and long-term maintenance of environmental institutions that are well-matched to local social–ecological conditions. However, the means by which public participation impacts such institutional fit remains unclear. We argue that one major reason for this lack of clarity is that analysts have not clearly outlined how humankind’s sense of agency, or self-determination, influences institutional outcomes. Moreover, the concept of institutional fit is ambiguous as to what constitutes a good fit and how such fit could be diagnosed or improved. This is especially true for “social fit,” or how well institutions match human expectations and local behavioral patterns. We... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Autonomy-support; Environmental management; Institutional fit; Procedural justice; Psychology; Public participation; Self-determination; Social acceptability; Social– Ecological systems; Sustainable development. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| Olsson, Per; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University; per@ctm.su.se; Folke, Carl; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University; The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; calle@system.ecology.su.se; Galaz, Victor; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University; victor@ctm.su.se; Hahn, Thomas; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University; hahn@ctm.su.se; Schultz, Lisen; Department of Systems Ecology, Stockholm University; lisen@ecology.su.se. |
| In this article, we focus on adaptive governance of social–ecological systems (SES) and, more specifically, on social factors that can enhance the fit between governance systems and ecosystems. The challenge lies in matching multilevel governance system, often characterized by fragmented organizational and institutional structures and compartmentalized and sectorized decision-making processes, with ecosystems characterized by complex interactions in time and space. The ability to create the right links, at the right time, around the right issues in multilevel governance systems is crucial for fostering responses that build social–ecological resilience and maintain the capacity of complex and dynamic ecosystems to generate services for... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptive co-management; Adaptive governance; Cross-level links; Cross-scale interactions; Ecosystem management; Resilience; Social– Ecological systems; Social networks. |
| Ano: 2007 |
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| Vervoort, Joost M.; Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford; Land Dynamics group, Wageningen University; Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre; joost.vervoort@eci.ox.ac.uk; Rutting, Lucas; Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (IIS), University of Amsterdam; l.rutting@uva.nl; Kok, Kasper; Land Dynamics group, Wageningen University; Kasper.Kok@wur.nl; Hermans, Frans L.P.; Communication sciences group, Wageningen University; frans.hermans@wur.nl; Veldkamp, Tom; Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente; veldkamp@itc.nl; Bregt, Arnold K.; Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University ; arnold.bregt@wur.nl; Lammeren, Ron van; Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University; ron.vanlammeren@wur.nl. |
| Issues of scale play a crucial role in the governance of social–ecological systems. Yet, attempts to bridge interdisciplinary perspectives on the role of scale have thus far largely been limited to the science arena. This study has extended the scale vocabulary to allow for the inclusion of practice-based perspectives on scale. We introduced “dimensions,” used to describe the bare aspects of phenomena, such as time, space, and power, structured by scales and levels. We argued that this extension allows for a clearer understanding of the diversity of dimensions and scales that can be used to explore social–ecological systems. We used this scale vocabulary in a practical case study to elicit perspectives on dimensions,... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Change agents cross-scale dynamics level scale social– Ecological systems. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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| Walker, Brian H; CSIRO Ecosystem Science, Australia; Brian.Walker@csiro.au; Carpenter, Stephen R; Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin, Madison; srcarpen@wisc.edu; Rockstrom, Johan; Stockholm Resilience Centre, University of Stockholm; johan.rockstrom@sei.se; Peterson, Garry D; Stockholm Resilience Centre, University of Stockholm; garry.peterson@stockholmresilience.su.se. |
| Different uses of the terms "drivers," "variables," and "shocks" cause confusion in the literature and in discussions on the dynamics of ecosystems and social–ecological systems. Three main sources of confusion are unclear definition of the system, unclear definition of the role of people, and confusion between variables and drivers. As a contribution to resolving some of the confusion, we offer one interpretation of how the terms might be used. |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Drivers; Fast variables; Resilience; Shocks; Slow variables; Social– Ecological systems. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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| Clemente, Adelaide; Environmental Biology Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon; maclemente@fc.ul.pt; Nielsen, Kurt Aagaard; Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change, University of Roskilde; aagaard@ruc.dk; Branquinho, Cristina; Environmental Biology Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon; cmbranquinho@fc.ul.pt. |
| The social and ecological systems of Mediterranean streams are intrinsically linked as a result of long human occupation. In this region, these links vary greatly across small distances due to geomorphology, resulting in great diversity across space, which poses particular challenges for understanding and managing these systems. This demands (i) interdisciplinary integration of knowledge that focuses on the social–ecological interactions, while according due consideration to the whole; and also (ii) transdisciplinary integration, integrating lay and expert knowledge to understand local specificities. To address these needs—a focus on interactions and local knowledge—the research presented here studies the... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Co-evolution; Ecological indicators; Interdisciplinary; Local knowledge; Natural resource management; Portugal; Social– Ecological systems; Transdisciplinary. |
| Ano: 2009 |
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