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  • Resilience and the Behavior of Large-Scale Systems

  • Scientists and researchers concerned with the behavior of large ecosystems have focused in recent years on the concept of ""resilience."" Traditional perspectives held that ecological systems exist close to a steady state and resilience is the ability of the system to return rapidly to that state following perturbation. However beginning with the ......
  • ISBN-13: 9781559639712 (Paperback)
  • Publisher: ISLAND PRESS
    Imprint: ISLAND PRESS
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    AUD $87.99
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  • Local release date: 14/12/2002
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  • Categories: Earth sciences [RB]
  • Panarchy Synopsis

  • Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems
  • 'Panarchy' is a new term coined from the name of the Greek god Pan, a symbol of universal nature and associated with unpredictable change. It represents an alternative framework for managing the issues that emerge from the interaction between people and nature. That interaction generates countless surprises, often the result of slow changes ......
  • ISBN-13: 9781559633307 (Paperback)
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    AUD $39.99
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  • Local release date: 14/10/2002
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  • Categories: Politics & government [JP]
  • Panarchy

  • Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems
  • Creating institutions to meet the challenge of sustainability is arguably the most important task confronting society; it is also dauntingly complex. Ecological, economic, and social elements all play a role, but despite ongoing efforts, researchers have yet to succeed in integrating the various disciplines in a way that gives adequate ......
  • ISBN-13: 9781559638579 (Paperback)
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    AUD $130.00
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  • Local release date: 13/02/2002
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  • Foundations of Ecological Resilience


  • Ecological resilience provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how complex systems adapt to and recover from localized disturbances like hurricanes, fires, pest outbreaks, and floods, as well as large-scale perturbations such as climate change. Ecologists have developed resilience theory over the past three decades ......
  • ISBN-13: 9781597265119 (Paperback)
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    AUD $121.00
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  • Local release date: 14/01/2010
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  • Categories: Popular science [PDZ]
  • Foundations of Ecological Resilience


  • Ecological resilience provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how complex systems adapt to and recover from localized disturbances like hurricanes, fires, pest outbreaks, and floods, as well as large-scale perturbations such as climate change. Ecologists have developed resilience theory over the past three decades ......
  • ISBN-13: 9781597265102 (Hardback)
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    Imprint: ISLAND PRESS
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    AUD $192.00
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  • Local release date: 14/01/2010
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