Resilience thinking : sustaining ecosystems and people in a changing world / Brian Walker & David Salt ; foreword by Walter V. Reid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, B. H. (Brian Harrison), 1940-

Contributor:

Salt, David (David Andrew)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural resources--Management.

Natural resources.

Sustainable development.

Human ecology.

Resilience (Ecology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, c2006.

Summary:

Resilience Thinking introduces a bold and necessary shift in how we understand and manage systems--whether ecological, economic, or social--in a world marked by rapid change and uncertainty.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyrights Page

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Ch. 1: Living in a Complex World: An Introduction to Resilience Thinking

Case Study 1: Carving up a National Icon - The Florida Everglades

Ch. 2: The System Rules: Creating a Mind Space for Resilience Thinking

Case Study 2: Between a (Salt)Rock and a Hard Place: The Goulburn-Broken Catchment, Australia

Ch. 3: Crossing the Threshold: Be Careful about the Path You Choose - You May Not Be Able to Return

Case Study 3: Losing the Jewel in the Crown: The Coral Reefs of the Caribbean

Ch. 4: In the Loop: Phases, Cycles, and Scales - Adaptive Cycles and How Systems Change

Case Study 4: Scenarios on the Lakes: The Northern Highlands Lake District, Wisconsin

Ch. 5: Making Sense of Resilience: How Do You Apply Resilience Thinking?

Case Study 5: Building Resilience in the Wetlands: The Kristianstads Vattenrike, Sweden

Ch. 6: Creating Space in a Shrinking World: Resilience and Sustainability

Postscript for a Resilient World

Further Reading

References

Glossary

About the Authors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-162) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-59726-622-1

1-4294-9506-5

OCLC:

228173744