Evaluating Functional Fit between a Set of Institutions and an Ecosystem

This paper presents a quantitative analytical method for measuring functional fit between a specific ecosystem and a defined set of institutions. Functional misfits, the focus of this paper, can arise as a result of gaps in governance - a lack of institutional provision for a socioecological system...

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Main Authors: Julia A. Ekstrom, Oran R. Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2009-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss2/art16/