ISBN 13 : 978-1559638579

Sommaire :
Preface

PART I. Introduction
Chapter 1. In Quest of a Theory of Adaptive Change

PART II. Theories of Change
Chapter 2. Resilience and Adaptive Cycles
Chapter 3. Sustainability and Panarchies
Chapter 4. Why Systems of People and Nature Are Not Just Social and Ecological Systems
Chapter 5. Back to the Future: Ecosystem Dynamics and Local Knowledge
Chapter 6. The Dynamics of Political Discourse in Seeking Sustainability

PART III. Myths, Models, and Metaphors
Chapter 7. Collapse, Learning, and Renewal
Chapter 8. Dynamic Interaction of Societies and Ecosystems-Linking Theories from Ecology, Economy, and Sociology
Chapter 9. A Future of Surprises
Chapter 10. Resilience and Sustainability: The Economic Analysis of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems

PART IV. Linking Theory to Practice
Chapter 11. Resilient Rangelands-Adaptation in Complex Systems
Chapter 12. Surprises and Sustainability: Cycles of Renewal in the Everglades
Chapter 13. The Devil in the Dynamics: Adaptive Management on the Front Lines
Chapter 14. Planning for Resilience: Scenarios, Surprises, and Branch Points

PART V. Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 15. Discoveries for Sustainable Futures
Chapter 16. Toward an Integrative Synthesis

Appendix A. A Model for Ecosystems with Alternative Stable States
Appendix B. Optimizing Social Utility from Lake Use
Appendix C. Tax as a Way to Direct Society
Appendix D. Collective Action Problems and Their Effect on Political Power
References

Index

Langue : Anglais

Localisation : Bibliothèque Campus de Nice

Support : Papier

Etat : Présent

Propriétaire : Bibliothèque