Principles for building resilience: sustaining ecosystem services in social-ecological systems / edited by Reinette Biggs, Maja Schlüter, Michael L. Schoon

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Acknowledgements.. Foreword.. List of contributors.. 1 An introduction to the resilience approach and principles to sustain ecosystem services in social-ecological systems.. 1.1. Challenges of a rapidly changing world.. 1.2. The resilience approach.. 1.3. Ecosystem services as features of social-ecological systems.. 1.4. Identifying principles for building resilience.. 1.5. Objectives and organization of the book.. 2 Politics and the resilience of ecosystem services.. 2.1. Introduction.. 2.2. The trade-offs of selecting between bundles of ecosystem services.. 2.3. The challenges of distribution.. 2.4. Responding to emergent asymmetries.. 2.5. The benefits of wider deliberation.. 2.6. Conclusion.. 3 Principle 1 - Maintain diversity and redundancy.. 3.1. Introduction.. 3.2. What do we mean by diversity and redundancy?.. 3.3. How does maintaining diversity and redundancy enhance the resilience of ecosystem services?.. 3.4. Under what conditions may resilience of ecosystem services be compromised?.. 3.5. How can the principle of maintaining diversity and redundancy be operationalized and applied?.. 3.6. Key research and application gaps.. 4 Principle 2 - Manage connectivity.. 4.1. Introduction.. 4.2. What do we mean by connectivity?.. 4.3. How does connectivity enhance the resilience of ecosystem services?.. 4.4. Under what conditions may resilience of ecosystem services be compromised?.. 4.5. How can the principle of connectivity be operationalized and applied?.. 4.6. Key research and application gaps.. 5 Principle 3 - Manage slow variables and feedbacks.. 5.1. Introduction.. 5.2. What do we mean by slow variables and feedbacks?.. 5.3. How do slow variables and feedbacks enhance the resilience of ecosystem services?.. 5.4. Under what conditions may resilience of ecosystem services be compromised?.. 5.5. How can the principle of managing slow variables and feedbacks be operationalized and applied

5.6. Key research and application gaps.. 6 Principle 4 - Foster complex adaptive systems thinking.. 6.1. Introduction.. 6.2. What do we mean by fostering CAS thinking?.. 6.3. How does CAS thinking enhance the resilience of ecosystem services?.. 6.4. Under what conditions may resilience of ecosystem services be compromised?.. 6.5. How can CAS thinking be operationalized and applied?.. 6.6. Key research and application gaps.. 7 Principle 5 - Encourage learning.. 7.1. Introduction.. 7.2. What do we mean by 'learning'?.. 7.3. How does learning enhance the resilience of ecosystem services?.. 7.4. Under what conditions may resilience of ecosystem services be compromised?.. 7.5. How can the principle of learning be operationalized and applied?.. 7.6. Key research and application gaps.. 8 Principle 6 - Broaden participation.. 8.1. Introduction.. 8.2. What do we mean by participation?.. 8.3. How does participation enhance the resilience of ecosystem services?.. 8.4. Under what conditions may resilience of ecosystem services be compromised?.. 8.5. How can the principle of participation be operationalized and applied?.. 8.6. Key research and application gaps.. 9 Principle 7 - Promote polycentric governance systems.. 9.1. Introduction.. 9.2. What do we mean by polycentricity?.. 9.3. How does polycentricity enhance the resilience of ecosystem services?.. 9.4. Under what conditions may resilience of ecosystem services be compromised?.. 9.5. How can the principle of polycentricity be operationalized and applied?.. 9.6. Key research and application gaps

10 Reflections on building resilience - interactions among principles and implications for governance.. 10.1. Introduction.. 10.2. Key insights from the individual principles.. 10.3. Interactions amongst the principles.. 10.4. Evidence for the different principles.. 10.5. Implications for management and governance of social-ecological systems.. 10.6. Future research needs.. 10.7. Conclusions.. Index

As both the societies and the world in which we live face increasingly rapid and turbulent changes, the concept of resilience has become an active and important research area. Reflecting the very latest research, this book provides a critical review of the ways in which resilience of social-ecological systems, and the ecosystem services they provide, can be enhanced. With contributions from leaders in the field, the chapters are structured around seven key principles for building resilience: maintain diversity and redundancy; manage connectivity; manage slow variables and feedbacks; foster complex adaptive systems thinking; encourage learning; broaden participation; and promote polycentric governance. The authors assess the evidence in support of these principles, discussing their practical application and outlining further research needs. Intended for researchers, practitioners and graduate students, this is an ideal resource for anyone working in resilience science and for those in the broader fields of sustainability science, environmental management and governance. eng