Dryland Social-Ecological Systems in Changing Environments / edited by Bojie Fu, Mark Stafford-Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fu, Bojie.

Contributor:

Stafford-Smith, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical geography.

Sustainability.

Bioclimatology.

Water.

Hydrology.

Physical Geography.

Climate Change Ecology.

Earth System Sciences.

Local Subjects:

Physical Geography.

Sustainability.

Climate Change Ecology.

Water.

Earth System Sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (423 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

This open access book prepared by a joint working group committed to critical research on dryland social-ecological systems (SESs) presents a timely synthesis of up-to-date knowledge in various thematic fields relevant to dryland SESs. It aims to organize key salient concepts and establish a conceptual framework relevant to the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural understanding of dryland SESs, which have specific contexts and a geographically representative structure. Through synthesizing research across the world and analyzing scientific evidence for good practices, it has the potential to promote collaboration among global researchers as well as communication with policy makers, managers, and practitioners for dryland ecosystem management to promote sustainability. It calls for synergies between different sectors and countries to achieve Sustainable Development Goals in drylands. .

Contents:

The Global-DEP: A research programme to promote sustainability of dryland social-ecological systems

Dryland dynamics and driving forces

Structure, functions, and interactions of dryland ecosystems

Dryland ecosystem services and human wellbeing in a changing environment and society

Ecosystem Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Drylands.

ISBN:

981-9993-75-X

OCLC:

1422279331