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Abstract:
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1. Living in a complex world : an introduction to resilience thinking -- Case study 1 : carving up a national icon : the Florida Everglades -- 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 -- 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 in the Caribbean -- 4. In the loo
Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet's well-being. The response from most quarters has been for "more of the same" that created the situation in the first place: more control, more intensification, and greater efficiency. "Resilience thinking" offers a different way of understanding the world and a new approach to managing resources. It embraces human and natural systems as complex entities c
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