Browsing by Author "Moran, E."

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  • Complexity of coupled human and natural systems
    Liu, 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.
  • Seeing the forest and the trees: Human-environment interactions in forest ecosystems
    Moran, E.; Ostrom, Elinor (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005)
    This article examines changes in land cover and land use in forested regions as major contributors to global environmental change. The author also investigates why some forested areas thrive even in the presence of high human densities and activity while others decline and disappear.