Shooting the Rapids: Navigating Transitions to Adaptive Governance of Social-Ecological Systems
The case studies of Kristianstads Vattenrike, Sweden; the Northern Highlands Lake District and the Everglades in the USA; the Mae Nam Ping Basin, Thailand; and the Goulburn-Broken Catchment, Australia, were compared to assess the outcome of different actions for transforming social-ecological system...
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| author | Per Olsson Lance H. Gunderson Steve R. Carpenter Paul Ryan Louis Lebel Carl Folke C. S. Holling |
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| description | The case studies of Kristianstads Vattenrike, Sweden; the Northern Highlands Lake District and the Everglades in the USA; the Mae Nam Ping Basin, Thailand; and the Goulburn-Broken Catchment, Australia, were compared to assess the outcome of different actions for transforming social-ecological systems (SESs). The transformations consisted of two phases, a preparation phase and a transition phase, linked by a window of opportunity. Key leaders and shadow networks can prepare a system for change by exploring alternative system configurations and developing strategies for choosing from among possible futures. Key leaders can recognize and use or create windows of opportunity and navigate transitions toward adaptive governance. Leadership functions include the ability to span scales of governance, orchestrate networks, integrate and communicate understanding, and reconcile different problem domains. Successful transformations rely on epistemic and shadow networks to provide novel ideas and ways of governing SESs. We conclude by listing some ð"¬rules of thumb" that can help build leadership and networks for successful transformations toward adaptive governance of social-ecological systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7f728a94997401286e8b2e4b64e24332022-12-21T19:24:24ZengResilience AllianceEcology and Society1708-30872006-06-011111810.5751/ES-01595-1101181595Shooting the Rapids: Navigating Transitions to Adaptive Governance of Social-Ecological SystemsPer Olsson0Lance H. Gunderson1Steve R. Carpenter2Paul Ryan3Louis Lebel4Carl Folke5C. S. Holling6Stockholm UniversityEmory UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonCSIROChiang Mai UniversityCenter for Transdisciplinary Environmental ResearchUniversity of FloridaThe case studies of Kristianstads Vattenrike, Sweden; the Northern Highlands Lake District and the Everglades in the USA; the Mae Nam Ping Basin, Thailand; and the Goulburn-Broken Catchment, Australia, were compared to assess the outcome of different actions for transforming social-ecological systems (SESs). The transformations consisted of two phases, a preparation phase and a transition phase, linked by a window of opportunity. Key leaders and shadow networks can prepare a system for change by exploring alternative system configurations and developing strategies for choosing from among possible futures. Key leaders can recognize and use or create windows of opportunity and navigate transitions toward adaptive governance. Leadership functions include the ability to span scales of governance, orchestrate networks, integrate and communicate understanding, and reconcile different problem domains. Successful transformations rely on epistemic and shadow networks to provide novel ideas and ways of governing SESs. We conclude by listing some ð"¬rules of thumb" that can help build leadership and networks for successful transformations toward adaptive governance of social-ecological systems.http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss1/art18/social-ecological systemsadaptive governancetransformabilityshadow networksleadershipresilience |
| spellingShingle | Per Olsson Lance H. Gunderson Steve R. Carpenter Paul Ryan Louis Lebel Carl Folke C. S. Holling Shooting the Rapids: Navigating Transitions to Adaptive Governance of Social-Ecological Systems Ecology and Society social-ecological systems adaptive governance transformability shadow networks leadership resilience |
| title | Shooting the Rapids: Navigating Transitions to Adaptive Governance of Social-Ecological Systems |
| title_full | Shooting the Rapids: Navigating Transitions to Adaptive Governance of Social-Ecological Systems |
| title_fullStr | Shooting the Rapids: Navigating Transitions to Adaptive Governance of Social-Ecological Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shooting the Rapids: Navigating Transitions to Adaptive Governance of Social-Ecological Systems |
| title_short | Shooting the Rapids: Navigating Transitions to Adaptive Governance of Social-Ecological Systems |
| title_sort | shooting the rapids navigating transitions to adaptive governance of social ecological systems |
| topic | social-ecological systems adaptive governance transformability shadow networks leadership resilience |
| url | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss1/art18/ |
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