Principles for Building Resilience
“Principles for Building Resilience” by Reinette Biggs, published by Cambridge University Press on April 2, 2015, is a comprehensive examination of resilience in social-ecological systems. This 290-page book presents a critical review of current research and offers insights into enhancing resilience through various principles. It addresses the challenges posed by rapid changes in society and the environment, making it a relevant resource for those engaged in sustainability and environmental management.
Readers will find a structured exploration of seven key principles for building resilience, including maintaining diversity, managing connectivity, and fostering complex adaptive systems thinking. The book features contributions from experts in the field, assessing the evidence supporting these principles and discussing their practical applications. It serves as an informative guide for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students interested in resilience science and related disciplines, providing a foundation for further research and understanding in environmental economics and conservation.
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As both the societies and the world in which we live face increasingly rapid and turbulent changes, the concept of resilience has become an active and important research area. Reflecting the very latest research, this book provides a critical review of the ways in which resilience of social-ecological systems, and the ecosystem services they provide, can be enhanced. With contributions from leaders in the field, the chapters are structured around seven key principles for building resilience: maintain diversity and redundancy; manage connectivity; manage slow variables and feedbacks; foster complex adaptive systems thinking; encourage learning; broaden participation; and promote polycentric governance. The authors assess the evidence in support of these principles, discussing their practical application and outlining further research needs. Intended for researchers, practitioners and graduate students, this is an ideal resource for anyone working in resilience science and for those in the broader fields of sustainability science, environmental management and governance.
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