Browsing by Author "Folke, C."
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- Complexity of coupled human and natural systemsLiu, J.; Dietz, T.; Carpenter, S. R.; Alberti, M.; Folke, C.; Moran, E.; Pell, A. N.; Deadman, P.; Kratz, T.; Lubchenco, J.; Ostrom, Elinor; Ouyang, Z.; Provencher, W.; Redman, C. L.; Shneider, S. H.; Taylor, W. W. (2007)Because of the lack of collaboration between social and ecological scientists, the study of coupled human and nature systems has not been directly studied. This study examines cases on five continents: Africa, Asia, North America, South America and Europe. Each area differs in ecological, socioeconomic, political, demographic and cultural setting. Still, the five studies are similar in that they address complex interactions of human and nature systems, consider and measure both human and ecological components, are composed of interdisciplinary teams, use integrated tools to collect both ecological and human data, and are context specific and longitudinal over periods of time.
- Navigating Social-Ecological Systems: Building Resilience for Complexity and ChangeBerkes, F.; Colding, J.; Folke, C. (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2003)
- New visions for addressing sustainabilityMcMichael, A. J.; Butler, C. D.; Folke, C. (2003)Attaining sustainability will require concerted interactive efforts among disciplines, many of which have not yet recognized, and internalized, the relevance of environmental issues to their main intellectual discourse. The inability of key scientific disciplines to engage interactively is an obstacle to the actual attainment of sustainability. For example, in the list of Millennium Development Goals from the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002, the seventh of the eight goals, to "ensure environmental sustainability," is presented separately from the parallel goals of reducing fertility and poverty, improving gains in equity, improving material conditions, and enhancing population health. A more integrated approach to sustainability is urgently needed.