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| Hopkins , Tom S.; North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA; CNR Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, Naples, Italy; tom_hopkins@ncsu.edu; Bailly, Denis; University of Brest, Brest, France; Denis.Bailly@univ-brest.fr; Elmgren, Ragnar; Stockholm University; ragnar.elmgren@ecology.su.se; Glegg, Gillian; Plymouth Marine Station; G.Glegg@plymouth.ac.uk; Sandberg , Audun ; ; audun.sandberg@hibo.no. |
| This article explores the value of the Systems Approach Framework (SAF) as a tool for the transition to sustainable development in coastal zone systems, based on 18 study sites in Europe, where the SAF was developed and tested. The knowledge gained from these experiments concerns the practical aspects of (a) governance in terms of policy effectiveness, (b) sustainability science in terms of applying transdisciplinary science to social–ecological problems, and (c) simulation analysis in terms of quantifying dysfunctions in complex systems. This new knowledge can help broaden our perspectives on how research can be changed to better serve society. The infusion of systems thinking into research and policy making leads to a preference for... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Coastal zones; Integrated coastal zone management; Non-market valuation; Scale-free networks; Simulation analysis; Sustainability science; Sustainable development; Systems approach; Transdisciplinary assessments. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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| Guerrero, Angela M.; Bennett, Nathan J.; Wilson, Kerrie A.; Carter, Neil; Gill, David; Mills, Morena; Ives, Christopher D.; Selinske, Matthew J.; Larrosa, Cecilia; Bekessy, Sarah; Januchowski-hartley, Fraser A.; Travers, Henry; Wyborn, Carina A.; Nuno, Ana. |
| An integrated understanding of both social and ecological aspects of environmental issues is essential to address pressing sustainability challenges. An integrated social-ecological systems perspective is purported to provide a better understanding of the complex relationships between humans and nature. Despite a threefold increase in the amount of social-ecological research published between 2010 and 2015, it is unclear whether these approaches have been truly integrative. We conducted a systematic literature review to investigate the conceptual, methodological, disciplinary, and functional aspects of social-ecological integration. In general, we found that overall integration is still lacking in social-ecological research. Some social variables deemed... |
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Palavras-chave: Human-environment systems; Interdisciplinary; Social-ecological systems; Stakeholder participation; Sustainability science. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00462/57376/75100.pdf |
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| Ruppert-Winkel, Chantal; University of Freiburg; chantal.ruppert@zee.uni-freiburg.de; Deppisch, Sonja; HafenCity University Hamburg; sonja.deppisch@hcu-hamburg.de; Eisenack, Klaus; Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg; klaus.eisenack@uni-oldenburg.de; Matzdorf, Bettina; Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF); matzdorf@zalf.de; Padmanabhan, Martina; University of Passau; Martina.padmanabhan@uni-passau.de; Selbmann, Kirsten; Bochum University of Applied Science; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; kirsten.selbmann-lobbedey@hs-bochum.de; Ziegler, Rafael; University of Greifswald; rziegler@uni-greifswald.de; Plieninger, Tobias; University of Copenhagen; tobias.plieninger@ign.ku.dk. |
| Transdisciplinary sustainability science (TSS) is a prominent way of scientifically contributing to the solution of sustainability problems. Little is known, however, about the practice of scientists in TSS, especially those early in their career. Our objectives were to identify these practices and to outline the needs and challenges for early career scientists in TSS. To that end, we compiled 10 key characteristics of TSS based on a literature survey. We then analyzed research groups with 81 early career scientists against these characteristics. All of these research groups are funded by an ongoing federally funded German program for social-ecological research whose main feature is to promote sustainability-oriented inter- and transdisciplinary research.... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Early career scientists; Interdisciplinarity; Research practice; Self-evaluation; Social-ecological research; Sustainability science; Trandisciplinarity. |
| Ano: 2015 |
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| McGreavy, Bridie; New England Sustainability Consortium, University of Maine; bridie.mcgreavy@maine.edu; Lindenfeld, Laura; Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center & Communication & Journalism, University of Maine; Laura_Lindenfeld@umit.maine.edu; Hutchins Bieluch, Karen; Dartmouth College; Karen_Hutchins@umit.maine.edu; Silka, Linda; Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, University of Maine; Linda_Silka@umit.maine.edu; Leahy, Jessica ; School of Forest Resources, University of Maine; jessica.leahy@maine.edu; Zoellick, Bill; Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park; bill@sercinstitute.org. |
| Communication is essential to resilience, as interactions among humans influence how social-ecological systems (SES) respond to change. Our research focuses on how specific communication interactions on sustainability science teams, such as how people meet with each other; the ways in which they categorize themselves and others; the decision-making models they use; and their communication competencies affect outcomes. We describe research from a two-year study of communication in Maine's Sustainability Solutions Initiative, a statewide network of sustainability science teams. Our results demonstrate that decision making and communication competencies influenced mutual understanding, inclusion of diverse ideas, and progress toward sustainability-related... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Communication; Interdisciplinary collaboration; Public participation in scientific research; Resilience; Structuration Theory; Sustainability science. |
| Ano: 2015 |
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| Dearing, John A.; University of Southampton; j.dearing@soton.ac.uk; Braimoh, Ademola K.; Global Land Project, Sapporo Nodal Office, Hokkaido University; World Bank; abraimoh@glp.hokudai.ac.jp; Reenberg, Anette; Global Land Project, International Project Office, University of Copenhagen; Ar@geogr.ku.dk; Turner, Billie L.; Arizona State University; Billie.L.Turner@asu.edu; van der Leeuw, Sander; Arizona State University; vanderle@asu.edu. |
| The growing awareness about the need to anticipate the future of land systems focuses on how well we understand the interactions between society and environmental processes within a complexity framework. A major barrier to understanding is insufficient attention given to long (multidecadal) temporal perspectives on complex system behavior that can provide insights through both analog and evolutionary approaches. Analogs are useful in generating typologies of generic system behavior, whereas evolutionary assessments provide insight into site-specific system properties. Four dimensions of these properties: (1) trends and trajectories, (2) frequencies, thresholds and alternate steady states, (3) slow and fast processes, and (4) legacies and contingencies, are... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Adaptation; Complex systems; Global Land Project; Land systems; Multidecadal timescales; Resilience; Socioecological systems; Sustainability science. |
| Ano: 2010 |
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| Brand, Fridolin Simon; Natural and Social Science Interface, Institute for Environmental Decisions, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich; fridolin.brand@env.ethz.ch; Seidl, Roman; Natural and Social Science Interface; Institute for Environmental Decisions; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich; roman.seidl@env.ethz.ch; Le, Quang Bao; Natural and Social Science Interface; Institute for Environmental Decisions; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich; quang.le@env.ethz.ch; Scholz, Roland Werner; Natural and Social Science Interface; Institute for Environmental Decisions; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich; roland.scholz@env.ethz.ch. |
| Alpine regions in Europe, in particular, face demanding local challenges, e.g., the decline in the agriculture and timber industries, and are also prone to global changes, such as in climate, with potentially severe impacts on tourism. We focus on the Visp region in the Upper Valais, Switzerland, and ask how the process of stakeholder involvement in research practice can contribute to a better understanding of the specific challenges and future development of mountainous regions under global change. Based on a coupled human-environment system (HES) perspective, we carried out a formative scenario analysis to develop a set of scenarios for the future directions of the Visp region. In addition, we linked these regional scenarios to context scenarios... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Global change; Human-environment systems; Mountain regions; Scenario analysis; Sustainability science; Switzerland; Transdisciplinarity. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| Baral, Nabin; Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech; nbaral@vt.edu; Stern, Marc J; Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech; mjstern@vt.edu; Heinen, Joel T; Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University ; heinenj@fiu.edu. |
| Community-based conservation institutions can be conceptualized as complex adaptive systems that pass through a cycle of growth, maturation, collapse, and reorganization. We test the applicability of this four-phase adaptive cycle in the institutional context of the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), Nepal. We use the adaptive cycle to assess changes in structures and processes and to explore the past, present, and possible future trends in ACA. We focus on the crisis brought about by the Maoist insurgency and changes that took place in ACA during and after this period. Our analysis suggests that the conservation institution has passed through one and a half forms of the adaptive cycle in five major historical periods in the Annapurna region since 1960. It... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Annapurna; Adaptive cycle; Community-based conservation; Protected areas management; Resilience; Social-ecological system; Sustainability science. |
| Ano: 2010 |
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| Kittinger, John N; Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University; Impact Assessment, Inc.; jkittinger@gmail.com; Finkbeiner, Elena M; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University; elenafinkbeiner@gmail.com; Glazier, Edward W.; Impact Assessment, Inc.; edward.glazier@gmail.com; Crowder, Larry B.; Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University; Larry.Crowder@Stanford.edu. |
| Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on the planet but are declining because of human activities. Despite general recognition of the human role in the plight of coral reefs, the vast majority of research focuses on the ecological rather than the human dimensions of reef ecosystems, limiting our understanding of social relationships with these environments as well as potential solutions for reef recovery. General frameworks for social-ecological systems (SESs) have been advanced, but system-specific approaches are needed to develop a more nuanced view of human-environmental interactions for specific contexts and resource systems, and at specific scales. We synthesize existing concepts related to SESs and present a human dimensions framework... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Coral reefs; Human dimensions; Reciprocity; Social science; Social-ecological systems; Sustainability science. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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| Partelow, Stefan; Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Bremen, Germany; Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany; stefan.partelow@leibniz-zmt.de; Winkler, Klara J.; Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany; klara.johanna.winkler@uni-oldenburg.de. |
| Structuring integrated social-ecological systems (SES) research remains a core challenge for achieving sustainability. Numerous concepts and frameworks exist, but there is a lack of mutual learning and orientation of knowledge between them. We focus on two approaches in particular: the ecosystem services concept and Elinor Ostrom’s diagnostic SES framework. We analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each and discuss their potential for mutual learning. We use knowledge types in sustainability research as a boundary object to compare the contributions of each approach. Sustainability research is conceptualized as a multi-step knowledge generation process that includes system, target, and transformative knowledge. A case study of the Southern... |
| Tipo: NON-REFEREED |
Palavras-chave: Boundary object; Knowledge types; Social-ecological systems; Sustainability science. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| The Galapagos Islands are among the most renowned natural sites in the world. Unlike other oceanic archipelagos, the ecological and evolutionary processes characteristic of Galapagos have been minimally affected by human activities, and the archipelago still retains most of its original, unique biodiversity. However, several recent reports suggest that the development model has turned unsustainable and that the unique values of the archipelago might be seriously at risk. In response to international concern, UNESCO added Galapagos to the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2007. Our goal was to provide new insights into the origins of the present-day crisis and suggest possible management alternatives. To this end, we re-examined the Galapagos situation... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Adaptive co-management; Adaptive cycle; Biodiversity conservation; Galapagos Islands; Resilience; Social-ecological systems; Sustainability science. |
| Ano: 2008 |
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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... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Resilience theory; Sustainability science; Transformation. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Folke, Carl; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Beijer Institute, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden; carl.folke@beijer.kva.se; Biggs, Reinette; Centre for Complex Systems in Transition, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; oonsie.biggs@su.se; Reyers, Belinda; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; belinda.reyers@su.se. |
| Humanity has emerged as a major force in the operation of the biosphere. The focus is shifting from the environment as externality to the biosphere as precondition for social justice, economic development, and sustainability. In this article, we exemplify the intertwined nature of social-ecological systems and emphasize that they operate within, and as embedded parts of the biosphere and as such coevolve with and depend on it. We regard social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems and use a social-ecological resilience approach as a lens to address and understand their dynamics. We raise the challenge of stewardship of development in concert with the biosphere for people in diverse contexts and places as critical for long-term sustainability and... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Anthropocene; Biosphere stewardship; Natural capital; Resilience; Social-ecological systems; Sustainability science. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| Hart, David D.; Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, and School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine; david.hart@umit.maine.edu; Bell, Kathleen P.; School of Economics, University of Maine; kathleen.p.bell@umit.maine.edu; Lindenfeld, Laura A.; Department of Communication and Journalism, and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine; Laura_Lindenfeld@umit.maine.edu; Jain, Shaleen; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Climate Change Institute, University of Maine; Shaleen.Jain@maine.edu; Johnson, Teresa R.; School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine; teresa.johnson@maine.edu; Ranco, Darren; Native American Programs, and Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, University of Maine; darren.ranco@maine.edu; McGill, Brian; School of Biology and Ecology, and Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, University of Maine; mail@brianmcgill.org. |
| As the magnitude, complexity, and urgency of many sustainability problems increase, there is a growing need for universities to contribute more effectively to problem solving. Drawing upon prior research on social-ecological systems, knowledge-action connections, and organizational innovation, we developed an integrated conceptual framework for strengthening the capacity of universities to help society understand and respond to a wide range of sustainability challenges. Based on experiences gained in creating the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions (Mitchell Center), we tested this framework by evaluating the experiences of interdisciplinary research teams involved in place-based, solutions-oriented research projects at the scale... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis); Interdisciplinary research; Knowledge-action connections: organizational innovation; Place-based solutions; Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions; Social-ecological systems; Solutions-oriented research; Stormwater infrastructure; Sustainability science; Sustainability solutions; Tidal energy development; Universities. |
| Ano: 2015 |
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