Resilience Practice Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function
Resilience Practice: Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function by Brian Walker, published by Island Press on August 6, 2012, is a comprehensive exploration of resilience thinking applied to real-world scenarios. This edition, consisting of 243 pages, delves into how natural systems can withstand various shocks while continuing to provide essential services. The book builds on the foundational concepts introduced in Resilience Thinking, offering insights into managing systems to enhance and sustain their resilience.
Readers will find a structured approach to understanding resilience through detailed descriptions of systems, assessments of their resilience, and appropriate interventions. Each chapter is complemented by case studies that illustrate the practical implications of resilience in diverse social-ecological systems. The final sections of the book broaden the discussion to include resilience on a global scale, making it a valuable resource for those interested in environmental science, conservation, and the management of complex systems.
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In 2006, Resilience Thinking addressed an essential question: As the natural systems that sustain us are subjected to shock after shock, how much can they take and still deliver the services we need from them? This idea caught the attention of both the scientific community and the general public.
In Resilience Practice, authors Brian Walker and David Salt take the notion of resilience one step further, applying resilience thinking to real-world situations and exploring how systems can be managed to promote and sustain resilience.
The book begins with an overview and introduction to resilience thinking and then takes the reader through the process of describing systems, assessing their resilience, and intervening as appropriate. Following each chapter is a case study of a different type of social-ecological system and how resilience makes a difference to that system in practice. The final chapters explore resilience in other arenas, including on a global scale.
Resilience Practice will help people with an interest in the “coping capacity” of systems—from farms and catchments to regions and nations—to better understand how resilience thinking can be put into practice. It offers an easy-to-read but scientifically robust guide through the real-world application of the concept of resilience and is a must read for anyone concerned with the management of systems at any scale.
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