Measuring and assessing resilience: broadening understanding through multiple disciplinary perspectives

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 677-687

  Quinlan, Allyson E ^a   Berbés Blázquez, Marta ^b   Haider, L Jamila ^c   Peterson, Garry D ^c  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

indicators; metrics; multidisciplinary; resilience assessment; resilience measurement; social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS; INTEGRATION; INTEREST; MEASUREMENT; RESILIENCE; TOOLS;

EID: 84949034356     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12550     Document Type: Article

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