Essays about: "social-ecological systems SES"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words social-ecological systems SES.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. Let's save the lomas! : exploring the barriers and opportunities for the collective action at Lomas de Pamplona in Lima, Peru

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Evelyn Lisseth Salas Alfaro; [2020]
   Keywords : Social-ecological systems; coastal lomas; urban commons; collective action; urban ecosystems; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Urban populations are growing rapidly with several environmental and social effects in the process. At a governance level, resources go from being regulated by federal and state institutions into being considered urban areas governed by the local government. READ MORE

4. 3. Analyzing the Santa María Bay through the social-ecological system framework : identifying leverage points for sustainability in La Reforma, Sinaloa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Alina Breceda Martos; [2020]
   Keywords : Socio-ecological system; socio-ecological systems framework; Santa María Bay; smallscale fisheries; common-pool resources; leverage points; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Small-scale fisheries are highly important in terms of economic productivity and environmental relevance in Mexico’s Northwest. The Santa María Bay (SMB), in Sinaloa, México, is the largest bay in the state and is highly productive in terms of fishing and the economic activities derived from it. READ MORE

5. 4. Our Common Sea : Global Environmental Governance and The Marine Stewardship Council Story

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Chloe Beemer; [2019]
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   Abstract : Fish. Why do fish matter? Fish are the main source of protein for three billion people on Earth (World Wildlife Fund, 2019), that is roughly 39 percent of the global population (United Nations, 2019, p. 11). Food, in particular, is essential to politics, as it literally fuels the brainpower of mankind. READ MORE

6. 5. “Water is money.” A social-ecological systems approach to power and value in water management: the case of Doñana and Spanish strawberries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Burag Gürden; [2018]
   Keywords : Social-ecological systems; Doñana; water management; power; conflict; case study; Spain; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines a water management conflict resulting from land-use change and export-oriented agricultural intensification in a geography where water is the absolute lifeline to the sustainability of a social-ecological system: the Doñana in southwestern Andalusia, in Spain. Social-ecological systems (SES) approach is the theoretical base of this research, where the Doñana SES is scrutinized with the application of Elinor Ostrom’s SES framework to the very system, as well as the DPSIR (Drivers–Pressures–State–Impacts–Responses) framework for better communication of the conflict. READ MORE