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| Janssen, Marco A; Arizona State University; Marco.Janssen@asu.edu; Anderies, John M; Arizona State University; m.anderies@asu.edu; Elmqvist, Thomas; Stockholm University; thomase@ecology.su.se; Ernstson, Henrik; Stockholm University; henrik@ecology.su.se; McAllister, Ryan R. J.; CSIRO; ryan.mcallister@csiro.au; Olsson, Per; Stockholm University; per@ctm.su.se; Ryan, Paul; CSIRO; paul.ryan@csiro.au. |
| Formal models used to study the resilience of social-ecological systems have not explicitly included important structural characteristics of this type of system. In this paper, we propose a network perspective for social-ecological systems that enables us to better focus on the structure of interactions between identifiable components of the system. This network perspective might be useful for developing formal models and comparing case studies of social-ecological systems. Based on an analysis of the case studies in this special issue, we identify three types of social-ecological networks: (1) ecosystems that are connected by people through flows of information or materials, (2) ecosystem networks that are disconnected and fragmented by the actions of... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Network topology; Resilience; Social-ecological systems; Social-ecological networks. |
| Ano: 2006 |
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