Social-Ecological Systems in Transition

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sakai, Shoko (Editor), Umetsu, Chieko (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Global Environmental Studies,
• Subjects: Environment.; Ecosystems.; Environmental management.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Nature conservation.; Sustainable development.; Sociology.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Management.; Nature Conservation.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Sociology, general.

This book presents an overview of current knowledge about social–ecological systems (SESs), a productive new field dedicated to understanding the relationships between human society and nature. To make the reader aware of how SESs are necessary to maintain our society, the book begins with a broad p...