Linking Social and Ecological Systems: Management Practices and Social Mechanisms for Building Resilience

Berkes, Fikret (Editor)/ Colding, Johan (Editor)/ Folke, Carl (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0521591406 / ISBN 13: 9780521591409

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Linking Social and Ecological Systems: Management Practices and Social Mechanisms for Building Resilience
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521591406
• ISBN 13: 9780521591409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

While scientists usually examine either ecological systems or social systems, the need exists for an interdisciplinary approach to the problems of environmental management and sustainable development. Developed under the auspices of the Beijer Institute in Stockholm, this volume analyzes social and ecological linkages in selected ecosystems using an international and interdisciplinary case study approach. The chapters provide detailed information on a variety of management practices for dealing with environmental change. Taken as a whole, the book contributes to the greater understanding of essential social responses to changes in ecosystems. A key feature is a set of new, or rediscovered, principles for sustainable ecosystem management.

About the Authors

Fikret Berkes is Director of the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Manitoba, Canada.

Carl Folke is Deputy Director of the Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.