Social Vulnerability and Ecological Fragility: Building Bridges between Social and Natural Sciences Using the Irish Potato Famine as a Case Study

Social Vulnerability and Ecological Fragility: Building Bridges between Social and Natural Sciences Using the Irish Potato Famine as a Case Study

Between 1845 and 1850, a potato blight triggered a famine that killed or displaced 25% of the Irish population. Aside from its historical and cultural significance, the Irish Potato Famine illustrates how social and economic forces can create vulnerability to environmental disturbance. Therefore, st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Evan D. G. Fraser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2003-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
entitlement theory
famine
food security
Ireland
panarchy
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol7/iss2/art9/

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