Essays about: "social-ecological resilience"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 109 essays containing the words social-ecological resilience.

  1. 21. Looking for the present in the past: Social-Ecological Memory and Palaeoecology to explore changes in Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta-Colombia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Lina Gutierrez Cala; [2020]
    Keywords : Palaeoecology; Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta; mangrove; coastal ecosystems;

    Abstract : Mangrove forests are unique coastal ecosystems, formed through a complex network of terrestrial, estuarine, and marine processes that have provided a diverse assortment of societal benefits across time. Compounding anthropogenic pressures are driving critical mangrove degradation worldwide, threatening the wellbeing of coastal populations historically associated with these systems. READ MORE

  3. 22. Insights from a panarchy approach to the resilience of a social-ecological system: the case of La Marjaleria (Castelló, Spain)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Marc Escamilla Nacher; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Resilience; Social-Ecological Systems; Panarchy; Spain; Flood Risk;

    Abstract : The idea of evolutionary resilience in complex systems has gained attention in the recent years. This approach provides better insights in the context of emergence and adaptive capacity, that characterises complex adaptive systems (CAS) such as social-ecological systems (SES), than traditional reductionist and engineering resilience approaches. READ MORE

  4. 23. Embracing complexity: Dynamics governing urban drinking water supply security in Mexico City

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Sofía Valeria Cortés Calderón; [2020]
    Keywords : Water security; water governance; qualitative system dynamics modelling; power dynamics; social-ecological systems;

    Abstract : Drinking water supply insecurity is globally on the rise, and prevalent in most low and middle-income urban areas. Multiple responses have emerged to cope with the lack of a reliable and equitable supply of safe and sufficient drinking water in cities, which presents a wide range of social-ecological implications. READ MORE

  5. 24. Diving beneath Swedish protected waters : understanding governance and management of the HELCOM Marine Protected Areas (HELCOM MPAs) in Skåne, Sweden.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Maria Andrea Cervantes Becerra; [2020]
    Keywords : Baltic Sea; Marine Protected Area Governance; Social-Ecological Systems; Systems Thinking; marineprotection; conservation goals; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Marine protection has gained global attention following international and national goals for coverage percentages of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) with effective management. In the Baltic Sea, a network of HELCOM MPAs has been established to contribute to international goals through regional collaboration. READ MORE

  6. 25. An Urgent Crisis of Chronic Neglect: Lessons on Water Justice and Wellbeing in the Time of COVID-19

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Kristina Humphreys; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainable development; water justice; urban resilience; wellbeing; COVID-19; planetary health;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 crisis represents a major disruption to societies across the planet, magnifying existing threats to social-ecological resilience. Illustrating these threats are links between inadequate water and sanitation services, climate stressors, and the challenge of coping with a global pandemic. READ MORE