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| Beilin, Ruth; Melbourne School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne; rbeilin@unimelb.edu.au; Reichelt, Nicole Tania; Melbourne School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne; reichelt@unimelb.edu.au; King, Barbara Joyce; Melbourne School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne; b.king3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au; Long, Allison; Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victorian Government; allison.long@dse.vic.gov.au; Cam, Stephanie; Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victorian Government; stephaniec@rmcg.com.au. |
| Community based natural resource management groups contribute to landscape scale ecological change through their aggregation of local ecological knowledge. However, the social networks at the heart of such groups remain invisible to decision makers as evidenced in funding cuts and strategic policy documents. Our research is a pilot study of the social networks in two peri-urban landscapes in Victoria, Australia. We describe the social network analysis undertaken with regard to natural resource management issues. The findings are assessed against the qualities of resilience: diversity, modularity, connectivity, and feedback loops. A social network analysis tool is discussed with participants to assess its usefulness on-ground and with agency staff... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Community based; Complex systems; Landcare; Multiscalar collaboration; Resource management; Social network analysis; Social resilience. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| Bennett, Nathan J.; Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia; nathan.bennett@ubc.ca; Dearden, Philip; Department of Geography, University of Victoria; pdearden@office.geog.uvic.ca; Murray, Grant; Institute for Coastal Research, Vancouver Island University; Grant.Murray@viu.ca; Kadfak, Alin; School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg; alin.kadfak@globalstudies.gu.se. |
| The health and productivity of marine ecosystems, habitats, and fisheries are deteriorating on the Andaman coast of Thailand. Because of their high dependence on natural resources and proximity to the ocean, coastal communities are particularly vulnerable to climate-induced changes in the marine environment. These communities must also adapt to the impacts of management interventions and conservation initiatives, including marine protected areas, which have livelihood implications. Further, communities on the Andaman coast are also experiencing a range of new economic opportunities associated in particular with tourism and agriculture. These complex and ongoing changes require integrated assessment of, and deliberate planning to increase, the adaptive... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptive capacity; Alternative livelihoods; Climate change; Coastal communities; Fisheries management; Marine protected areas; Social resilience; Thailand. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Brinkman, Todd; Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks; tjbrinkman@alaska.edu; Kelly, James; Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments; jkelly@catg.org; Vandyke, Michelle; Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments; mvandyke@catg.org; Firmin, Andrew; Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments;; Springsteen, Anna; Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning, University of Alaska Fairbanks; alspringsteen@alaska.edu. |
| Most rural residents in Arctic communities rely on motorized transportation to hunt, fish, trap, and gather subsistence resources. Although these technologies have created advantages, one significant disadvantage is that peoples’ ability to meet their nutritional and cultural needs now depends on consistent opportunities for wage employment and availability of affordable fuel. Recent qualitative research suggested that rising fuel prices have disrupted subsistence lifestyles in the Arctic. Our objectives were to collaborate with subsistence users in rural Alaskan communities to quantify how rising fuel costs have impacted subsistence activities and explore ways local residents may adapt to the trajectory of change. We conducted interviews with... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptation; Alaska; Gasoline; Interviews; Social resilience; Subsistence. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Although several frameworks for assessing the resilience of social-ecological systems (SESs) have been developed, some practitioners may not have sufficient time and information to conduct extensive resilience assessments. We have presented a simplified approach to resilience assessment that reviews the scientific, historical, and social literature to rate the resilience of an SES with respect to nine resilience properties: ecological variability, diversity, modularity, acknowledgement of slow variables, tight feedbacks, social capital, innovation, overlap in governance, and ecosystem services. We evaluated the effects of two large-scale projects, the construction of a major dam and the implementation of an ecosystem recovery program, on the resilience... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Ecological resilience; Platte River; Resilience assessment; Social-ecological system; Social resilience. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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