| Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Systems of Humans and Nature Contributor(s): Gunderson, Lance H. (Editor), Holling, C. S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1559638575 ISBN-13: 9781559638579 Publisher: Island Press OUR PRICE: $56.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2001 Annotation: Bringing together leading thinkers on the subject, this book examines how to develop and examine the concept of panarchy, and to consider how it can be applied to human, natural, and human-natural systems. Throughout, contributors seek to identify adaptive approaches to management that recognize uncertainty and encourage innnovation while fostering resilience. Tables, figures, & index. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 304.2 |
| LCCN: 2001006112 |
| Physical Information: 1.36" H x 5.88" W x 9.04" (1.58 lbs) 536 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book examines theories (models) of how systems (those of humans, nature, and combined humannatural systems) function, and attempts to understand those theories and how they can help researchers develop effective institutions and policies for environmental management. The fundamental question this book asks is whether or not it is possible to get beyond seeing environment as a sub-component of social systems, and society as a sub-component of ecological systems, that is, to understand human-environment interactions as their own unique system. After examining the similarities and differences among human and natural systems, as well as the means by which they can be accounted for in theories and models, the book examines five efforts to describe human-natural systems. The point of these efforts is to provide the means of learning about those systems so that they can be managed adaptively. The final section of the book uses case studies to examine the application of integrated theories/models to the real world. |