Collapse and reorganization in social-ecological systems: Question, some ideas, and policy implications

Ecology and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Abel, Nick ^a   Cumming, David H M ^b   Anderies, John M ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive cycle; Australia; Collapse; Human capital; Natural capital; Recovery; Resilience; Social capital; Social ecological systems; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; NATURAL CAPITAL; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33745890283     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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