Exploring resilience in social-ecological systems : comparative studies and theory development / editors B. H. Walker ... [et. al.].
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TextPublication details: Collingwood, Vic CSIRO Publishing 2006.Description: xii, 218 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 0643092439
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| 574.5222097983 DEG Degrees of disaster : Prince William Sound : how nature reels and rebounds / | 574.52632 PRI Rivers and lakes. | 574.52636 SUM Summary of Workshop on Coastal Vulnerability. | 577 EXP Exploring resilience in social-ecological systems : comparative studies and theory development / | 577.2 SIL The silver lining : the benefits of natural disasters. | 577.209945 FIR Fire : ecological recovery : an overview. | 577.2409944 FIR Fire in the NSW environment / |
The chapters in this book were first published as a set of papers in the electronic journal "Ecology and society" to be found at http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/viewissue.php?sf=22 The case studies may be found at http://www.resalliance.org/1613.php.
Bibliography: p. 199-218.
The capacity of an ecosystem to tolerate disturbance - without collapsing into a qualitatively different state controlled by a different set of processes - is known as ecosystem resilience. This title provides a state-of-the-science account of resilience theory and gives a fascinating insight into the subject.
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