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Transitions of social-ecological subsistence systems in the Arctic [PDF]
, 2017 Transitions of social-ecological systems (SES) expose governance systems to new challenges. This is particularly so in the Arctic where resource systems are increasingly subjected to global warming, industrial development and globalization which ...
Clark, Douglas A. +3 more
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Diagnosis for ecological intensification of maize-based smallholder farming systems in the Costa Chica, Mexico [PDF]
, 2011 Enhanced utilization of ecological processes for food and feed production as part of the notion of ecological intensification starts from location-specific knowledge of production constraints.
Flores-Sanchez, D. +6 more
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What are social- ecological systems and social-ecological systems research?
, 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
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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]
, 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.
Jones, Julia P.G. +3 more
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Groundwater Connections and Sustainability in Social‐Ecological Systems
Groundwater, 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
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Ecology and Society, 2014 The ecosystem services approach has been proposed as a powerful tool for the analysis of coupled social-ecological systems. This approach is particularly useful for the evaluation of cultural landscapes, which represent the joint evolution of humans and ...
César A. López-Santiago +5 more
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Ecology and SocietyFarmers are not a homogeneous social actor group, particularly regarding their demands for nature’s contributions to people (NCP) and how they value nature.
John Sanya +8 more
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World Development Sustainability, 2023 Securing the livelihoods of disadvantaged social groups such as refugees is a decisive part of sustainable development globally. In Lebanon, Palestinian and Syrian-Palestinian refugees are marginalized groups facing aggravating hardships in the light of ...
Anisja Tarchahani, Jacqueline Loos
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Understanding Social–Ecological Systems using Loop Analysis
Human Ecology Review, 2021 The sustainable management of social-ecological systems (SESs) requires that we understand the complex structure of relationships and feedbacks among ecosystem components and socioeconomic entities. Therefore, the construction and analysis of models integrating ecological and human actors is crucial for describing the functioning of SESs, and ...
Scotti M. +2 more
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National ecosystem restoration pledges are mismatched with social-ecological enabling conditions
Communications Earth & EnvironmentEcosystem restoration is widely recognized as a key strategy to address social-ecological challenges. National governments have pledged to restore millions of hectares of land.
Felipe Benra +7 more
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