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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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