Social-ecological Systems of Latin America: Complexities and Challenges

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Delgado, Luisa E. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Marín, Víctor H. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Ecosystems.; Applied ecology.; Environmental sociology.; Ethnology.; Latin America-Economic conditions.; Applied Ecology.; Environmental Sociology.; Social Anthropology.; Latin American and Caribbean Economics.
• Physical Description: XI, 453 p. 52 illus., 25 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783030284527
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28452-7

Human societies are influencing nature in such a way that their independent analysis is no longer suitable. Fortunately, social-ecological systems provide a conceptual framework for the interconnected analysis of societies and ecosystems. However, in the case of Latin America, the complexity of social-ecological processes undermined a much-needed compilation of theoretical concepts, methods and case studies. Increasing readers' understanding of such systems using a postnormal approach, the book discusses current concepts and methods with examples of studies from eight countries. It is a useful resource for social actors, government decision makers and scholars. .