Resilience Practice Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Walker, Brian (Συγγραφέας), Salt, David (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Ecosystems.; Aquatic ecology.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Climate change.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Sustainable development.; Climate Change.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Sustainable Development.

In 2006, Resilience Thinking addressed an essential question: As the natural systems that sustain us are subjected to shock after shock, how much can they take and still deliver the services we need from them? This idea caught the attention of both the scientific community and the general public. In...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Preparing for Practice: The Essence of Resilience Thinking. Case Study 1: Thresholds on the Range: A Safe Operating Space for Grazing Enterprises
• 2. Describing the System. Case Study 2: From Taos to Bali and Sri Lanka: Traditional Irrigation at the Crossroads
• 3. Assessing Resilience. Case Study 3: Assessing Resilience for “the Plan”: The Namoi and Central West Catchment Management Authorities
• 4. Managing Resilience. Case Study 4: People and Pen Shells, Marine Parks and Rules: Why Governance Is Central to the Resilience of Coastal Fisheries
• 5. Practicing Resilience in Different Ways. Case Study 5: Out of the Swamp: Lessons from Big Wetlands
• 6. A Resilient World
• Postscript: A View from the Northwest Passage
• References
• Glossary
• About the Authors
• Index.