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A multilevel evolutionary framework for sustainability analysis
Provedor de dados: 7
Autores: Waring, Timothy M; Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and School of Economics, University of Maine; timothy.waring@maine.edu; Kline, Michelle Ann; School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University; Institute for Human Origins, Arizona State University; michelle.ann.kline@gmail.com; Brooks, Jeremy S; School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University; brooks.719@osu.edu; Goff, Sandra H; School of Economics, University of Maine; Economics Department, Skidmore College; sgoff@skidmore.edu; Gowdy, John; Department of Economics and Department of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; gowdyj@rpi.edu; Janssen, Marco A; School of Sustainability, Arizona State University; marco.janssen@asu.edu; Smaldino, Paul E; Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis; paul.smaldino@gmail.com; Jacquet, Jennifer; Department of Environmental Studies, New York University; jj84@nyu.edu.
Sustainability theory can help achieve desirable social-ecological states by generalizing lessons across contexts and improving the design of sustainability interventions. To accomplish these goals, we argue that theory in sustainability science must (1) explain the emergence and persistence of social-ecological states, (2) account for endogenous cultural change, (3) incorporate cooperation dynamics, and (4) address the complexities of multilevel social-ecological interactions. We suggest that cultural evolutionary theory broadly, and cultural multilevel selection in particular, can improve on these fronts. We outline a multilevel evolutionary framework for describing social-ecological change and detail how multilevel cooperative dynamics can determine...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis
Palavras-chave: Cooperation; Cultural evolution; Multilevel selection; Sustainability; Theory.
Ano: 2015

Exploring Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems Through Comparative Studies and Theory Development:  Introduction to the Special Issue
Provedor de dados: 7
Autores: Walker, Brian H; CSIRO; Brian.Walker@csiro.au; Anderies, John M; Arizona State University; Marty.Anderies@asu.edu; Kinzig, Ann P; Arizona State University; kinzig@asu.edu; Ryan, Paul; CSIRO; paul.ryan@csiro.au.
This special issue of Ecology and Society on exploring resilience in social-ecological systems draws together insights from comparisons of 15 case studies conducted during two Resilience Alliance workshops in 2003 and 2004. As such, it represents our current understanding of resilience theory and the issues encountered in our attempts to apply it.
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis
Palavras-chave: Resilience; Theory; Resilience application; Resilience synthesis; Resilience case studies.
Ano: 2006

A Handful of Heuristics and Some Propositions for Understanding Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems
Provedor de dados: 7
Autores: Walker, Brian; CSIRO; Brian.Walker@csiro.au; Gunderson, Lance; Emory Universitry; lgunder@emory.edu; Kinzig, Ann; Arizona State University; Ann.Kinzig@asu.edu; Folke, Carl; Stockholm University; calle@system.ecology.su.se; Carpenter, Steve; University of Wisconsin; srcarpen@wisc.edu; Schultz, Lisen; Stockholm University; lisen@ecology.su.se.
This paper is a work-in-progress account of ideas and propositions about resilience in social-ecological systems. It articulates our understanding of how these complex systems change and what determines their ability to absorb disturbances in either their ecological or their social domains. We call them &amp;#8220;propositions&amp;#8221; because, although they are useful in helping us understand and compare different social-ecological systems,  they are not sufficiently well defined to be considered formal hypotheses.  These propositions were developed in two workshops, in 2003 and 2004, in which participants compared the dynamics of 15 case studies in a wide range of regions around the world. The propositions raise many questions, and we present a list of...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article
Palavras-chave: Resilience; Social-ecological systems; Change; Propositions; Synthesis; Theory; Adaptatability; Transformability.
Ano: 2006

Toward a Theory of Integrated Urban Ecology: Complementing Pickett et al.
Provedor de dados: 7
Autores: Mugerauer, Robert; University of Washington; drbobm@u.washington.edu.
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight
Palavras-chave: Biophysical-social systems; Concepts; Epistemology; Theory; Urban ecosystems.
Ano: 2010

THE QUEUING THEORETIC APPROACH TO GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batabyal,   Amitrajeet A.
In this paper I propose and develop a new framework for modeling groundwater management issues. Specifically, I apply the methods of queuing theory—for the first time, to the best of my knowledge—to model a groundwater management problem from a long-run perspective. I characterize two simple management regimes as two different kinds of queues and then show how to pose a manager's decision problem as an optimization problem using queuing theoretic techniques. I solve for certain fundamental quantities, such as the expected system size, and then discuss the economic meaning and relevance of the queuing concepts being used. I close by discussing possible extensions to my basic models.  Published in Ecological Modelling 85 (2-3, 1996):219-27.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Groundwater; Management; Stochastic; Queuing; Theory; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28349

A RENEWAL THEORETIC APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD SETTING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batabyal,   Amitrajeet A.
The process of environmental regulation is usually a two-step one. In the first step, a standard for environmental quality is set. Then, in the second step, a regulatory mechanism is put in place to achieve the standard. In this paper I show how renewal theory can be used to set the quality standard optimally.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental; Regulation; Standard; Renewal; Theory; Environmental Economics and Policy; D81; Q20.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28354

An assessment of five different theoretical frameworks to study the uptake of innovations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Botha,   Neels; Atkins,   Kris.
There are several theoretical frameworks one can draw upon to study the adoption process. Extension Theory, Bounded Rationality, Diffusion Theory, the Theory of Reasoned Action and Consumer Behaviour Theory were of particular interest to us. In assessing the frameworks we looked for contradictions, and how and whether these frameworks could be used to study the adoption process. The assessment was done by using our own conceptual framework of the adoption process and we discuss the results in this paper. We found that the different frameworks don‘t contradict each other and when combined into our conceptual framework they offer very useful constructs for studying the adoption process.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Innovations; Theory; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98497

Evolution and conservation of immunological activity
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Vaz,N.M.
Paraphrasing what Gregory Bateson says on evolution, we might say that: "Immunology has long been badly taught. In particular, students - and even professional immunologists - acquire theories of immunological activity without any deep understanding of what problems these theories attempt to solve."
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other
Palavras-chave: Theory; Immune system; Evolution; Conservation; Bateson; Maturana.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006001200002