Essays about: "social-ecological systems"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 112 essays containing the words social-ecological systems.

  1. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. A hidden (re)connection is stronger than an obvious one : ‘the arts’ of channeling social learning in Southern marginalized communities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Parren Douglas Fountain; [2020]
    Keywords : art sustainability science; marginalized communities; social learning; environmental change; transformations; framing; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Marginalized communities in Southern contexts are among those most vulnerable to the effects of our drastically changing climate and environmental systems. Therefore, pathways leading to the transformation of our unsustainable systems, structures, and behaviors affecting these communities must be explored. READ MORE

  5. 29. 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

  6. 30. 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