Transition landscapes and social networks: Examining on-gound community resilience and its implications for policy settings in multiscalar systems

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Beilin, Ruth ^a   Reichelt, Nicole Tania ^a   King, Barbara Joyce ^a   Long, Allison ^b   Cam, Stephanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Victorian Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community based; Complex systems; Landcare; Multiscalar collaboration; Resource management; Social network analysis; Social resilience

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERIURBAN AREA; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL NETWORK;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84881131963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05360-180230     Document Type: Article

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