Collapse and Reorganization in Social-Ecological Systems: Questions, Some Ideas, and Policy Implications
We tested the explanatory usefulness and policy relevance of Holling's (2001) "adaptive cycle" theory in exploring processes of "collapse," also called "release," and recovery in regional social-ecological systems (SESs) in Zimbabwe and Australia. We found that th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2006-06-01
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Series: | Ecology and Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss1/art17/ |