Principles of Ecosystem Stewardship Resilience-Based Natural Resource Management in a Changing World

Principles of Ecosystem Stewardship Resilience-Based Natural Resource Management in a Changing World / edited by F Stuart Chapin III, Gary P. Kofinas, Carl Folke.

Natural resource management is entering a new era in which rapid environmental and social changes inevitably alter ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society. This textbook provides a new framework for natural resource management—a framework based on stewardship of ecosystems for ecological...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Chapin III, F Stuart (Editor), Kofinas, Gary P. (Editor), Folke, Carl (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Nature conservation.
Environmental management.
Ecotoxicology.
Ecosystems.
Environmental law.
Environmental policy.
Geoecology.
Environmental geology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Conceptual Framework
  • A Framework for Understanding Change
  • Managing Ecosystems Sustainably: The Key Role of Resilience
  • Livelihoods and Human Well-Being during Social-Ecological Change
  • Adaptive Co-management in Social-Ecological Governance
  • Transformations in Ecosystem Stewardship
  • Stewarding Ecosystems for Society
  • Conservation, Community, and Livelihoods: Sustaining, Renewing, and Adapting Cultural Connections to the Land
  • Forest Systems: Living with Long-Term Change
  • Drylands: Coping with Uncertainty, Thresholds, and Changes in State
  • Freshwaters: Managing Across Scales in Space and Time
  • Oceans and Estuaries: Managing the Commons
  • Coastal Marine Systems: Conserving Fish and Sustaining Community Livelihoods with Co-management
  • Managing Food Production Systems for Resilience
  • Managing Densely Settled Social-Ecological Systems
  • The Earth System: Sustaining Planetary Life-Support Systems
  • Integration and Synthesis
  • Resilience-Based Stewardship: Strategies for Navigating Sustainable Pathways in a Changing World.

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