Essays about: "social-ecological cascades"

Found 2 essays containing the words social-ecological cascades.

  1. 1. Unearthing the social-ecological cascades of the fall armyworm invasion: A computer-assisted text analysis of digital news articles

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Kathryn Bjorklund; [2023]
    Keywords : emerging pests and pathogens; social-ecological cascades; fall armyworm; Spodoptera frugiperda; structural topic modeling;

    Abstract : Understanding the complex nature of social-ecological cascades, or chain reactions of events that lead to widespread change in a system, is crucial for navigating the challenges they present. Emerging pests and pathogens, such as the fall armyworm, provide an opportunity to study these cascades in greater detail. READ MORE

  2. 2. An idea whose time has come : an innovation perspective on Marine Spatial Planning

    University essay from Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Andrew Merrie; [2011]
    Keywords : Social-Ecological System; Innovation; Diffusion; Agency; Networks; Marine Spatial Planning; Sustainability;

    Abstract : This study considers the emergence of Marine Spatial Planning as a tool for ecosystem-basedmanagement using an innovation diffusion perspective that combines elements of classical diffusionof innovations theory with a consideration of individual and networked agency and cross-scaledynamics in the context of a social-ecological systems perspective. The main findings are that thediffusion of Marine Spatial Planning does not follow a linear, technologically deterministic process asindicated by many diffusion of innovation studies but instead the diffusion process can becharacterised by a hybrid diffusion system that cascades over a series of phases and where individualsembedded in informal networks play a key role in driving the emergence of Marine Spatial Planningacross scales. READ MORE