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R (Ed) Et Al Biggs - Principles for Building Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems - 9781107082656 - V9781107082656
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Principles for Building Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems

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Description for Principles for Building Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems Hardback. .
As both the societies and the world in which we live face increasingly rapid and turbulent changes, the concept of resilience has become an active and important research area. Reflecting the very latest research, this book provides a critical review of the ways in which resilience of social-ecological systems, and the ecosystem services they provide, can be enhanced. With contributions from leaders in the field, the chapters are structured around seven key principles for building resilience: maintain diversity and redundancy; manage connectivity; manage slow variables and feedbacks; foster complex adaptive systems thinking; encourage learning; broaden participation; and promote polycentric governance. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
311
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107082656
SKU
V9781107082656
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99-1

About R (Ed) Et Al Biggs
Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs is a Researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC), Stockholm University, Sweden, and a Research Associate at the Centre for Studies in Complexity, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Her current research focuses on tipping points and regime shifts in social-ecological systems and their impacts on ecosystem services and human well-being. Maja Schlüter is a Researcher at the SRC, ... Read more

Reviews for Principles for Building Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems
'Clear concepts, structure, and logic make this work a coherent and integrated multi-authored book. It is an essential read for those who care about the future of our planet.' Conservation Biology '… carefully designed and edited … this work provides the best available overview and critical discussion of principles that could be used to strengthen the resilience of ecosystems.' Hanna ... Read more

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