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Wayfinder: a new generation of resilience practice
Ecology and Society, 2021 Here, we introduce Wayfinder, a novel conceptual framework and a process design for resilience practice. Framed by the Anthropocene argument, and with an explicit social-ecological system focus, the purpose of Wayfinder is to help users navigate toward ...
Elin Enfors-Kautsky +3 more
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Ecology and Society, 2023 Achieving sustainability in the Anthropocene requires radical changes to how human societies operate. The Seeds of Good Anthropocenes (SOGA) project has identified a diverse set of existing initiatives, called “seeds,” that have the potential to catalyze
Aaron J. Tuckey +7 more
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Assessing the International Multi-Hazard Disaster Risk Governance in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The Mekong River Basin faces various interconnected hazards caused by climate risks and human development activities such as rapid hydropower dam construction that may increase disaster risks to downstream countries.
Cahyadi Robby +3 more
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Scientific mobilization of keystone actors for biosphere stewardship
Scientific Reports, 2022 The biosphere crisis requires changes to existing business practices. We ask how corporations can become sustainability leaders, when constrained by multiple barriers to collaboration for biosphere stewardship.
Henrik Österblom +23 more
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Inherent complexities of a multi-stakeholder approach to building community resilience [PDF]
, 2020 Enhancing community resilience has increasingly involved national and regional governments adopting a multi-stakeholder approach because of the potential interagency benefits.
Adekola, Josephine +2 more
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How Do Communities Use a Participatory Public Health Approach to Build Resilience? The Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience Project. [PDF]
, 2017 Community resilience is a key concept in the National Health Security Strategy that emphasizes development of multi-sector partnerships and equity through community engagement.
Bromley, Elizabeth +7 more
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A Generalized Spatial Measure for Resilience of Microbial Systems [PDF]
, 2016 The emergent property of resilience is the ability of a system to return to an original state after a disturbance. Resilience may be used as an early warning system for significant or irreversible community transition; that is, a community with ...
Lindemann, Stephen R. +2 more
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Engaging with complexity in resilience practice
Ecology and Society, 2021 In a complex and turbulent world, there is heightened interest in managing for resilience. However, resilience guides, particularly those used in the development field, often lack a theoretical grounding in complex adaptive systems.
My M. Sellberg +4 more
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A Theory of Transformative Agency in Linked Social-Ecological Systems
Ecology and Society, 2013 We reviewed the literature on leadership in linked social-ecological systems and combined it with the literature on institutional entrepreneurship in complex adaptive systems to develop a new theory of transformative agency in linked social-ecological ...
Frances R. Westley +6 more
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2023 Background: People forced to leave their homes, such as refugees and internally displaced persons, are exposed to various stressors during their forced displacement, putting them at risk for mental disorders.
Sarah K. Schäfer +6 more
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