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The effect of spatial heterogeneity and mobility on the performance of social-ecological systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
: We use an agent-based model to analyze the effects of spatial heterogeneity and agents’ mobility on social–ecological outcomes. Our model is a stylized representation of a dynamic population of agents moving and harvesting a renewable resource ...

core   +1 more source

The American West as a social-ecological region: drivers, dynamics and implications for nested social-ecological systems

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2019
The American West exists in the popular imagination as a distinct region, and policies and politics often suggest that both the challenges and the opportunities for land management and human well-being across the region are relatively homogeneous.
Kristal Jones   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of social-ecological system resilience for SDGs in energy-rich areas [PDF]

open access: yesZiyuan Kexue
[Objective] Based on the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this study aimed to assess the resilience of the social-ecological system and explore the strategies to enhance the resilience of the social-ecosystem system in energy ...
SONG Yongyong, ZHANG Xiaoyu, MA Beibei, XUE Dongqian
doaj   +1 more source

Resilience of Social-ecological Systems of Typical Tourist Cities

open access: yesShuitu baochi tongbao, 2022
[Objective] The resilience and main obstacle factors of the social-ecological system in Zhangjiajie City, a typical tourist city, in Hu'nan Province were analyzed to provide a theoretical basis for the sustainable development of Zhangjiajie City ...
He Xiaorong, Liu Yuan, Yin Jiaojiao
doaj   +1 more source

Social-ecological determinants of human-elephant relationship.

open access: yes, 2023
SS = Social System and ES = Ecological System. SS and ES and their associated numbers correspond to SS and ES components in the Social Ecological System framework in Fig 1 above.
Grace S. Malley (14851639)   +1 more
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An Input-Output-Based Alternative to "Ecological Footprints" for Tracking Pollution Generation in a Small Open Economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The usefulness, rigour and consistency of Input-Output (IO) as an accounting framework is well known. However, there is concern over the appropriateness of the standard IO attribution approach, particularly when applied to environmental issues (Bicknell ...
Turner, Karen   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Social Ecological Economies and Nature Based Values [PDF]

open access: yes
Modern market economies are fundamentally unsustainable for a complex of reasons that include reliance on institutions promoting hedonistic individualism and the exploitation of others: both human and non-human.
Guisan, Adrien Olivier Theodore   +1 more
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Robust study design is as important on the social as it is on the ecological side of applied ecological research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
1. The effective management of natural systems often requires resource users to change their behaviour. This has led to many applied ecologists using research tools developed by social scientists.
Milner-Gulland, E. J.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Farmers and foresters as agents of change for nature conservation in Germany – the role of biodiversity awareness

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
Farmers and foresters hold a large share of land area, making them key agents for reversing biodiversity loss. We conducted a quantitative survey among farmers (n = 502) and foresters (n = 503) in Germany to better understand their biodiversity awareness,
Marion Mehring   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Applying the social ecological model to social marketing communications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
<b>Purpose -</b> By applying social ecological models of health behaviour to marketing communications to achieve behaviour change, we illustrate the importance of taking into account various economic, environmental, institutional and social ...
Holme, I.   +11 more
core   +1 more source

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