The most resilient show on Earth: The circus as a model for viewing identity, change, and chaos

Ecology and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Loring, Philip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Circus; Panarchy; Resilience; Sustainability; Tribalism; Tribe

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 34447316181     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-01989-120109     Document Type: Article

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