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How can social-ecological system models simulate the emergence of social-ecological crises?

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Brown, C. & Rounsevell, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The idea that human impacts on natural systems might trigger large-scale, social-ecological 'crises' or 'breakdowns' is attracting increasing scientif...

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Disturbances as opportunities: learning from disturbance-response parallels in social and ecological systems to better adapt to climate change.

Published online: 30 Dec 2020

Authors: Buma, B. & Schultz, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Disturbances (e.g. fires, floods, windstorms, landslides and tsunamis) are ubiquitous throughout the world. Many social and ecological systems have...

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How do we study resilience? A systematic review.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Waroux, Y. le P. de & Carignan, M. C. & Giorgio, O. del & Díaz, L. & Enrico, L. & Jaureguiberry, P. & Lipoma, M. L. & Mazzini, F. & Díaz, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The concept of resilience has gained immense popularity as a way to frame social and environmental challenges. However, its empirical operationalizati...

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General rules for environmental management to prioritise social ecological systems research based on a value of information approach.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Davis, K. J. & Chadès, I. & Rhodes, J. R. & Bode, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, billions of dollars are invested each year to help understand the dynamics of social ecological systems (SES) in bettering both social and e...

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Escaping social-ecological traps through ecological restoration and socioeconomic development in China's Loess Plateau.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Wang ZhuangZhuang & Fu BoJie & Wu XuTong & Li YingJie & Wang Shuai & Lu Nan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The social-ecological trap is an emerging concept that describes situations in which self-reinforcing social and ecological feedbacks maintain or push...

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Social protection and disaster risk management in the Philippines: the case of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

Published online: 20 Jan 2016

Authors: Bowen, T.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper evaluates how the Philippines utilize social protection systems and programs to help households better manage disaster risk. Exposure and v...

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Disentangling gender and social difference for just and transformative biocultural approaches.

Published online: 06 Nov 2024

Authors: Díaz-Reviriego, I. & Torralba, M. & Vizuete, B. & Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. & Pearson, J. & Heindorf, C. & Zonta, A. L. & Oteros-Rozas, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Advancing research and practice that recognize diverse worldviews, knowledge systems, and value orientations is essential to enable transformative cha...

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Social networks and transformative behaviours in a grassland social-ecological system.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Nesbitt, H. K. & Metcalf, A. L. & Floyd, T. M. & Uden, D. R. & Chaffin, B. C. & Gulab, S. & Banerjee, S. & Vallury, S. & Hamlin, S. L. & Metcalf, E. C. & Fogarty, D. T. & Twidwell, D. & Allen, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Social connections among individuals are essential components of social-ecological systems (SESs), enabling people to take actions to more effectively...

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Social adaptation can reduce the strength of social-ecological feedbacks from ecosystem degradation.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Bartelet, H. A. & Barnes, M. L. & Zoeller, K. C. & Cumming, G. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Feedbacks between people and ecosystems are central to the study of social-ecological systems (SES) but remain poorly understood. It is commonly assum...

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Social and ecological dimensions are needed to understand human-wildlife conflict in subsistence farming context.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Yeshey & Keenan, R. J. & Ford, R. M. & Nitschke, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

This study explores the social, economic and environmental dimensions of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) in four districts of Bhutan. Looking beyond the...

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