Integrating scale and disciplinary perspectives: Managing for change in complex adaptive systems

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2007

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Blacksburg, VA: SANREM CRSP, OIRED, Virginia Tech

Abstract

This presentation is about working with scientists from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives to try to address complex problems holistically. The ultimate objective of the project is to create conditions for locally empowered actors to improve their livelihoods in an environmentally sustainable fashion. This presentation discusses the organizing framework that is meaningful across disciplines, providing a motivating frame of reference for collaborative research and action.

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Environmental impacts, Livelihoods, Empowerment, Sustainability, Interdisciplinary, Collaborative research

Citation

Presented at the Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Santa Clara, CA, 2-5 August 2007