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Groundwater Connections and Sustainability in Social‐Ecological Systems

open access: yesGroundwater, 2023
Abstract Groundwater resources are connected with social, economic, ecological, and Earth systems. We introduce the framing of groundwater‐connected systems to better represent the nature and complexity of these connections in data collection, scientific investigations ...
Xander Huggins   +5 more
openaire   +5 more sources

What are social- ecological systems and social-ecological systems research?

open access: yesThe Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems, 2021
Chapter 1 introduces the concept of social-ecological systems (SES) as intertwined systems of people and nature, and discusses the key features of SES as complex adaptive systems. The chapter then provides an overview of SES research, including a brief history of the origins of the field and how it relates to other similar fields.
Biggs, Reinette   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Social Ecological Systems in Flux

open access: yesAnnual Review of Sociology
A world in flux confronts the present generation, raising fears of systems gone awry. Whether it is the prospect of runaway climate change or the dangers of unbridled artificial intelligence, these dilemmas suggest that scientific and technological remedies have not been matched by progress in harnessing social and political capacities for collective ...
Lejano, Raul, Stokols, Daniel
openaire   +3 more sources

Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain in social-ecological systems. [PDF]

open access: yesNat Commun, 2022
Mangrove forests protect communities from storms and support fisheries. Here, the authors show that the association with economic growth has shifted from negatively impacting mangroves to enabling mangrove expansion, and that community forestry is ...
Hagger V   +13 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Thinking differently about supply chain resilience: what we can learn from social-ecological systems thinking

open access: yesInternational Journal of Operations & Production Management, 2023
PurposeThis article seeks to broaden how researchers in supply chain management view supply chain resilience by drawing on and integrating insights from other disciplines – in particular, the literature on the resilience of social-ecological systems ...
Andreas Wieland   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Social‐ecological systems approach for adaptation to climate change

open access: yesSustainable Development, 2023
Adaptation to climate change has become part of national development programs (e.g., National Adaptation Planning). Though communities are adapting to climate change across the world, this perspective argues that understanding social and ecological ...
M. Hossain   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unchaining supply chains: Transformative leaps toward regenerating social–ecological systems

open access: yesJournal of Supply Chain Management, 2023
The worsening climate, biodiversity, and inequity crises have existential implications. To help resolve these crises, supply chains must move beyond a minimal harm approach.
Jury Gualandris   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Future-proofing ecosystem restoration through enhancing adaptive capacity

open access: yesCommunications Biology, 2023
This Perspective piece outlines potential avenues to support ecosystem restoration projects into the future.
Marina Frietsch   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anticipating and transforming futures: a literature review on transdisciplinary coastal research in the Global South

open access: yesEcosystems and People, 2023
Anticipation of futures using transdisciplinary approaches is critical to provide the basis for appropriate action to cope with current and future risks and to foster sustainability transformations.
Lilly Baumann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing the understanding of adaptive capacity of social‐ecological systems to absorb climate extremes

open access: yesEarth's Future, 2020
Enhancing the capacity of social‐ecological systems (SES) to adapt to climate change is of crucial importance. While gradual climate change impacts have been the main focus of much recent research, much less is known about how SES are impacted by climate
Bahn, M.   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

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