Essays about: "Complex social-ecological system"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the words Complex social-ecological system.
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16. Who gives a ‘dam’ about the Omo River in Ethiopia? : Water security and sustainability of the Gibe III dam through a social-ecological analysis
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Large dams represent complex social-ecological systems, perhaps the most complicated projects among large infrastructures. Nowadays, developing and developed countries consider large dams as a viable solution to provide low-cost energy production and flood control for agriculture production. READ MORE
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17. Assessing sustainability in lobster fisheries as social-ecological systems : a framework and research protocol
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Global marine ecosystems are increasingly understood as complex social-ecological systems (SESs), and indicate that anthropogenic impacts are a main driver of global environmental change. Fisheries exemplify this, as well as demonstrate that the human use of marine resources increasingly stresses marine ecosystems and presents social-institutional challenges for managing fisheries sustainably. READ MORE
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18. Transformation of urban lake governance in Bangalore, India : A comparison of civic initiatives
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : Urban lakes connected though channels across the city of Bangalore generate multiple ecosystem services including flood control, groundwater recharge, and water use for local livelihoods as well as recreation. However, on-going lake restorations often focus on recreation while excluding other users such as the urban poor, and fail to take into account lake connectivity and ecological function. READ MORE
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19. Farmers' participation in conservation of rural landscapes : A case study of the Menorca Biosphere Reserve (Spain)
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : In an European context of agricultural land abandonment, the role of the farming community as landscape stewards is crucial for maintaining the rural landscape as well as the ecosystem services provided by this landscape. Such stewardship is studied here by assessing the participation of the farming community in the management of Menorca Biosphere Reserve, a small Mediterranean island with very well conserved and rich rural landscape which is not escaping this tendency of land abandonment. READ MORE
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20. Social diversity for ecosystem management in La Palma Biosphere Reserve, Canary Islands : Perspectives, knowledge and management practices among local stewards in the near-shore marine ecosystem
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : Adaptive approaches to ecosystem management emphasize that ecosystems need to be treated as complex social-ecological systems. Furthermore, both ecological and social diversity need to be enhanced to improve the adaptability of such systems to surprises. READ MORE
