Can law foster social-ecological resilience?

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Garmestani, Ahjond S ^a   Allen, Craig R ^b   Benson, Melinda H ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive governance; Adaptive management; Law; Social ecological resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881149912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05927-180237     Document Type: Editorial

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