Given the great environmental challenges that human societies face, there is a pressing need to d... more Given the great environmental challenges that human societies face, there is a pressing need to deploy science more effectively in the solution of applied ecological problems than it has been to date. The weak scientific basis for environmental decision-making is sometimes blamed on inadequacies of general ecological knowledge. However, inadequate use of knowledge is to blame at least as often
Through 3 broad and interconnected streams of thought, resilience thinking has influenced the sci... more Through 3 broad and interconnected streams of thought, resilience thinking has influenced the science of ecology and natural resource management by generating new multidisciplinary approaches to environmental problem solving. Resilience science, adaptive management (AM), and ecological policy design (EPD) contributed to an internationally unified paradigm built around the realization that change is inevitable and that science and management must approach the world with this assumption, rather than one of stability. Resilience thinking treats actions as experiments to be learned from, rather than intellectual propositions to be defended or mistakes to be ignored. It asks what is novel and innovative and strives to capture the overall behavior of a system, rather than seeking static, precise outcomes from discrete action steps. Understanding the foundations of resilience thinking is an important building block for developing more holistic and adaptive approaches to conservation. We conducted a comprehensive review of the history of resilience thinking because resilience thinking provides a working context upon which more effective, synergistic, and systems-based conservation action can be taken in light of rapid and unpredictable change. Together, resilience science, AM, and EPD bridge the gaps between systems analysis, ecology, and resource management to provide an interdisciplinary approach to solving wicked problems.
... Z Oi ~~. ~ , COkO OS Fig. I. Index map of Colorado showing the location of the Elk Mountains ... more ... Z Oi ~~. ~ , COkO OS Fig. I. Index map of Colorado showing the location of the Elk Mountains and a topographic map of Crested Butte area show-ing the location of the Gothic Earthflow. ... Foren. 1891: 153. Weber, WA 1976. Rocky Mountain Flora. Colorado As-sociated Press. ...
Given the great environmental challenges that human societies face, there is a pressing need to d... more Given the great environmental challenges that human societies face, there is a pressing need to deploy science more effectively in the solution of applied ecological problems than it has been to date. The weak scientific basis for environmental decision-making is sometimes blamed on inadequacies of general ecological knowledge. However, inadequate use of knowledge is to blame at least as often
Through 3 broad and interconnected streams of thought, resilience thinking has influenced the sci... more Through 3 broad and interconnected streams of thought, resilience thinking has influenced the science of ecology and natural resource management by generating new multidisciplinary approaches to environmental problem solving. Resilience science, adaptive management (AM), and ecological policy design (EPD) contributed to an internationally unified paradigm built around the realization that change is inevitable and that science and management must approach the world with this assumption, rather than one of stability. Resilience thinking treats actions as experiments to be learned from, rather than intellectual propositions to be defended or mistakes to be ignored. It asks what is novel and innovative and strives to capture the overall behavior of a system, rather than seeking static, precise outcomes from discrete action steps. Understanding the foundations of resilience thinking is an important building block for developing more holistic and adaptive approaches to conservation. We conducted a comprehensive review of the history of resilience thinking because resilience thinking provides a working context upon which more effective, synergistic, and systems-based conservation action can be taken in light of rapid and unpredictable change. Together, resilience science, AM, and EPD bridge the gaps between systems analysis, ecology, and resource management to provide an interdisciplinary approach to solving wicked problems.
... Z Oi ~~. ~ , COkO OS Fig. I. Index map of Colorado showing the location of the Elk Mountains ... more ... Z Oi ~~. ~ , COkO OS Fig. I. Index map of Colorado showing the location of the Elk Mountains and a topographic map of Crested Butte area show-ing the location of the Gothic Earthflow. ... Foren. 1891: 153. Weber, WA 1976. Rocky Mountain Flora. Colorado As-sociated Press. ...
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