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| Huntington, Henry P; Huntington Consulting; hph@alaska.net; Trainor, Sarah F; University of Alaska Fairbanks; fnsft@uaf.edu; Natcher, David C; Department of Anthropology, Memorial University of Newfoundland; dnatcher@mun.ca; Huntington, Orville H; Alaska Native Science Commission; o.huntington@att.net; DeWilde, La'ona; Yukon River Intertribal Watershed Council;; Chapin III, F. Stuart; University of Alaska Fairbanks; terry.chapin@uaf.edu. |
| Community workshops are widely used tools for collaborative research on social-ecological resilience in indigenous communities. Although results have been reported in many publications, few have reflected explicitly on the workshop itself, and specifically on understanding what is said during a workshop. Drawing on experience from workshops held in Huslia, Alaska in 2004 on wildfire and climate change, we discuss the importance of considering cultural, political, and epistemological context when analyzing statements made by indigenous people in community workshops. We provide examples of statements whose meaning and intent were, and may remain, unclear, with descriptions of our attempts to understand what was being said by placing the statements in a... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Alaska; Cross-cultural communication; Indigenous knowledge; Wildfire; Workshops.. |
| Ano: 2006 |
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| The aim of this work is to assess the flexibility of production allowed by extensive production conditions faced with variations in the environment, i.e., market variations and climatic fluctuations, of Limousin beef systems. The study used a case-based methodology in which seven beef farms with less than 1 LU/ha were chosen. Data collection was based on three interviews using a semistructured questionnaire and on the analysis of productive and economic results over a 15-year period (1991-2005). The main evolution of these farms is related to a rise in work productivity associated with an increase in herd size. Herd increase was made possible by enlarging the area, the margin of intensification being limited in these regions. To take advantage of the... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Extensive farming system; Livestock production system; Mix flexibility; Process flexibility. |
| Ano: 2011 |
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| Griggs, David; Monash Sustainability Institute, Monash University; dave.griggs@monash.edu; Stafford Smith, Mark; CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship; mark.staffordsmith@csiro.au; Gaffney, Owen; International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme; owen.gaffney@igbp.kva.se; Glaser, Gisbert; International Council for Science; gisbert.glaser@icsu.org; Kanie, Norichika; Tokyo Institute of Technology; United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies; kanie@valdes.titech.ac.jp; Noble, Ian; Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index; Monash Sustainability Institute, Monash University; iannoble@me.com; Steffen, Will; Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University; will.steffen@anu.edu.au; Shyamsundar, Priya; South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics; priyas@sandeeonline.org. |
| The United Nations (UN) Rio+20 summit committed nations to develop a set of universal sustainable development goals (SDGs) to build on the millennium development goals (MDGs) set to expire in 2015. Research now indicates that humanity’s impact on Earth’s life support system is so great that further global environmental change risks undermining long-term prosperity and poverty eradication goals. Socioeconomic development and global sustainability are often posed as being in conflict because of trade-offs between a growing world population, as well as higher standards of living, and managing the effects of production and consumption on the global environment. We have established a framework for an evidence-based architecture for new goals... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Development; Environment; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Sustainable development goals. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Balbo, Andrea L; Climate Change and Security (CLISEC), KlimaCampus, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), University of Hamburg; Complexity and Socioecological Dynamics (CaSEs), IMF-CSIC; balbo@cantab.net; Mesoudi, Alex; Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter; A.Mesoudi@exeter.ac.uk; Richerson, Peter J; University of California, Davis; University College London; pjricherson@ucdavis.edu; Rubio-Campillo, Xavier; Computer Applications in Science & Engineering, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC); xavier.rubio@bsc.es; Shennan, Stephen; Institute of Archaeology, University College London; s.shennan@ucl.ac.uk. |
| The last two decades have seen a proliferation of research frameworks that emphasise the importance of understanding adaptive processes that happen at different levels. We contribute to this growing body of literature by exploring how cultural (mal)adaptive dynamics relate to multilevel social-ecological processes occurring at different scales, where the lower levels combine into new units with new organizations, functions, and emergent properties or collective behaviors. After a brief review of the concept of “cultural adaptation” from the perspective of cultural evolutionary theory, the core of the paper is constructed around the exploration of multilevel processes occurring at the temporal, spatial, social, and political scales. We... |
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Palavras-chave: Cultural adaptation; Cultural evolution; Multilevel selection; Resilience. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| Redman, Charles L; Arizona State University, USA; Charles.Redman@asu.edu. |
| It has become common for sustainability science and resilience theory to be considered as complementary approaches. Occasionally the terms have been used interchangeably. Although these two approaches share some working principles and objectives, they also are based on some distinct assumptions about the operation of systems and how we can best guide these systems into the future. Each approach would benefit from some scholars keeping sustainability science and resilience theory separate and focusing on further developing their distinctiveness and other scholars continuing to explore them in combination. Three areas of research in which following different procedures might be beneficial are whether to prioritize outcomes or system dynamics, how best to... |
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Palavras-chave: Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Resilience theory; Sustainability science; Transformation. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Giller, Ken E.; Wageningen University; ken.giller@wur.nl; Leeuwis, Cees; Wageningen University; cees.leeuwis@wur.nl; Andersson, Jens A.; Wageningen University; University of the Witwatersrand; jens.andersson@wur.nl; Andriesse, Wim; Wageningen University;; Brouwer, Arie; Wageningen University;; Frost, Peter; University of Zimbabwe;; Hebinck, Paul; Wageningen University;; van Ittersum, Martin K.; Wageningen University;; Koning, Niek; ;; Ruben, Ruerd; ;; Slingerland, Maja; Wageningen University;; Udo, Henk; Wageningen University;; Veldkamp, Tom; Wageningen University; Tom.Veldkamp@wur.nl; van de Vijver, Claudius; Wageningen University;; van Wijk, Mark T.; Wageningen University;; Windmeijer, Pieter; Wageningen University;. |
| Competing claims on natural resources become increasingly acute, with the poor being most vulnerable to adverse outcomes of such competition. A major challenge for science and policy is to progress from facilitating univocal use to guiding stakeholders in dealing with potentially conflicting uses of natural resources. The development of novel, more equitable, management options that reduce rural poverty is key to achieving sustainable use of natural resources and the resolution of conflicts over them. Here, we describe an interdisciplinary and interactive approach for: (i) the understanding of competing claims and stakeholder objectives; (ii) the identification of alternative resource use options, and (iii) the scientific support to negotiation processes... |
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Palavras-chave: Agricultural science; Conflict; Ecology; Level; Methodology; Natural resource management; Scale; Social science; Sustainable agriculture. |
| Ano: 2008 |
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| Gunderson, Lance H; Emory University; lgunder@emory.edu; Carpenter, Steve R; University of Wisconsin; srcarpen@facstaff.wisc.edu; Folke, Carl; Stockholm University; calle@system.ecology.su.se; Olsson, Per; Centre for Transdiciplinary Environmental Research; per@ctm.su.se; Peterson, Garry; McGill University; garry.peterson@mcgill.ca. |
| The lakes in the northern highlands of Wisconsin, USA, the lakes and wetlands of Kristianstads Vattenrike in southern Sweden, and the Everglades of Florida, USA, provide cases that can be used to compare the linkages between ecological resilience and social dynamics. The erosion of ecological resilience in aquatic and wetland ecosystems is often a result of past management actions and is manifest as a real or perceived ecological crisis. Learning is a key ingredient in response to the loss of ecological resilience. Learning is facilitated through networks that operate in distinct arenas and are structured for dialogue, synthesis, and imaginative solutions to chart alternative futures. The networks also help counter maladaptive processes such as information... |
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Palavras-chave: Resilience management social networks learning; Wetlands; Lakes; Wisconsin; Everglades; Florida; Sweden. |
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| Ruoso, Laure-Elise; Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; UMR TETIS, AgroParisTech, CIRAD, IRSTEA, Montpellier, France ; laure-elise.ruoso@student.uts.edu.au; Plant, Roel; Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; roel.plant@uts.edu.au; Maurel, Pierre; UMR TETIS, AgroParisTech, CIRAD, IRSTEA, Montpellier, France ; pierre.maurel@irstea.fr; Dupaquier, Claire; UMR TETIS, AgroParisTech, CIRAD, IRSTEA, Montpellier, France ; claire.dupaquier@teledetection.fr; Roche, Philip K.; UR EMAX, TR SEDYVIN, IRSTEA Aix en Provence, France; philip.roche@irstea.fr; Bonin, Muriel; UMR TETIS, CIRAD Montpellier, France; muriel.bonin@cirad.fr. |
| In recent years, the ecosystem services (ES) concept has become a major paradigm for natural resource management. While policy-makers demand “hard” monetary evidence that nature conservation would be worth investing in, ongoing attempts are being made to formalize the concept as a scientifically robust “one size fits all” analytical framework. These attempts have highlighted several major limitations of the ES concept. First, to date, the concept has paid little attention to the role of humans in the production of ES. Second, the ongoing formalization of the ES concept is turning it into a “technology of globalization,” thereby increasingly ignoring the socio-cultural context and history within... |
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Palavras-chave: Ecosystem services; Local land use planning; Participatory methods; Stakeholder perception; Territorial approach; Thau lagoon. |
| Ano: 2015 |
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| Basile, George; Arizona State University; george.basile@asu.edu. |
| Recently, an approach for global sustainability, the planetary-boundary approach (PBA), has been proposed, which combines the concept of tipping points with global-scale sustainability indicators. The PBA could represent a significant step forward in monitoring and managing known and suspected global sustainability criteria. However, as the authors of the PBA describe, the approach faces numerous and fundamental challenges that must be addressed, including successful identification of key global sustainability metrics and their tipping points, as well as the coordination of systemic individual and institutional actions that are required to address the sustainability challenges highlighted. We apply a previously published framework for systematic and... |
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Palavras-chave: Framework for strategic sustainable development; Planetary boundaries; Planning; Strategy; Sustainability; Tipping points. |
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| Johnson, Fred A; U.S. Geological Survey; fjohnson@usgs.gov; Eaton, Mitchell J; U.S. Geological Survey; mitchell.eaton@usgs.gov; McMahon, Gerard; U.S. Geological Survey; gmcmahon@usgs.gov; Nilius, Raye; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; raye_nilius@fws.gov; Bryant, Michael R.; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; mike_bryant@fws.gov; Case, David J.; DJ Case & Associates; dave@djcase.com; Martin, Julien; U.S. Geological Survey; julienmartin@usgs.gov; Wood, Nathan J; U.S. Geological Survey; nwood@usgs.gov; Taylor, Laura; North Carolina State University; lotaylor@ncsu.edu. |
| National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) in the United States play an important role in the adaptation of social-ecological systems to climate change, land-use change, and other global-change processes. Coastal refuges are already experiencing threats from sea-level rise and other change processes that are largely beyond their ability to influence, while at the same time facing tighter budgets and reduced staff. We engaged in workshops with NWR managers along the U.S. Atlantic coast to understand the problems they face from global-change processes and began a multidisciplinary collaboration to use decision science to help address them. We are applying a values-focused approach to base management decisions on the resource objectives of land managers, as well as... |
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Palavras-chave: Adaptive management; Allocation; Decision analysis; Ecosystem valuation; Global change; National Wildlife Refuge; Objectives; Policy; Portfolio analysis; Reserve design; Stakeholders. |
| Ano: 2015 |
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| Romolini, Michele; Center for Urban Resilience, Loyola Marymount University; michele.romolini@lmu.edu; Record, Sydne; Harvard Forest, Harvard University; srecord@fas.harvard.edu; Garvoille, Rebecca; Department of Conservation and Forestry, University of Montana; rgarv001@fiu.edu; Marusenko, Yevgeniy; School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University; yevgeniy.marusenko@asu.edu; Geiger, R. Stuart; School of Information, University of California Berkeley; sgeiger@ischool.berkeley.edu. |
| By integrating the research and resources of hundreds of scientists from dozens of institutions, network-level science is fast becoming one scientific model of choice to address complex problems. In the pursuit to confront pressing environmental issues such as climate change, many scientists, practitioners, policy makers, and institutions are promoting network-level research that integrates the social and ecological sciences. To understand how this scientific trend is unfolding among rising scientists, we examined how graduate students experienced one such emergent social-ecological research initiative, Integrated Science for Society and Environment, within the large-scale, geographically distributed Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network. Through... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Graduate students; Interdisciplinary research; LTER Network; Social-ecological. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| Burford, Gemma; University of Brighton; Aang Serian (House of Peace); G.L.Burford@brighton.ac.uk; Kissmann, Susanne; Universidad Intercultural Maya de Quintana Roo; suskiss@cruzio.com; Rosado-May, Francisco J.; Universidad Intercultural Maya de Quintana Roo; fjrmay@hotmail.com; Alvarado Dzul, Santos H.; Universidad Intercultural Maya de Quintana Roo;; Harder, Marie K.; University of Brighton; Fudan University; M.K.Harder@brighton.ac.uk. |
| Intercultural education seeks to create a forum for integrating Western scientific knowledge and indigenous knowledge to address local and global challenges such as biocultural diversity conservation, natural resource management, and social justice for indigenous peoples. Intercultural education is based on learning together with, rather than learning about or from, indigenous communities. In the best examples, problem-based learning dissolves the dichotomy between indigenous and nonindigenous, resulting in full partnerships in which participants share expertise to meet mutual needs. With reference to literature and two illustrative examples of intercultural education initiatives in Mexico and Tanzania, we present an original conceptual framework for... |
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Palavras-chave: Community engagement; Community-university partnerships; Indigenous knowledge; Intercultural education; Participation. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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