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Applied Panarchy
After a decades-long economic slump, the city of Flint, Michigan, struggled to address chronic issues of toxic water supply, malnutrition, and food security gaps among its residents. A community-engaged research project proposed a resilience assessment that would use panarchy theory to move the city toward a more sustainable food system. Flint is one of many examples that demonstrates how panarchy theory is being applied to understand and influence change in complex human-natural systems. Applied Panarchy, the much-anticipated successor to Lance Gunderson and C.S. Holling’s seminal 2002 volume Panarchy, documents the extraordinary advances in interdisciplinary panarchy scholarship and appl...
Foundations of Ecological Resilience
Ecological resilience provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how complex systems adapt to and recover from localized disturbances like hurricanes, fires, pest outbreaks, and floods, as well as large-scale perturbations such as climate change. Ecologists have developed resilience theory over the past three decades in an effort to explain surprising and nonlinear dynamics of complex adaptive systems. Resilience theory is especially important to environmental scientists for its role in underpinning adaptive management approaches to ecosystem and resource management. Foundations of Ecological Resilience is a collection of the most important articles on the subject of ecological resi...
The Equitably Resilient City
Twelve global planning and urban design interventions—and what they reveal about equity-centered urban resilience in the face of climate change. Hillside favelas in South America imperiled by landslides. Flood-threatened mobile home parks on the American Gulf Coast. Canal-side settlements facing eviction in megacities in Southeast Asia. Too often the places most vulnerable to climate change are the ones that are home to people with the fewest economic and political resources. And while some leaders are starting to take action to reduce climate risks, many early adaptation schemes have actually made preexisting inequalities worse. In The Equitably Resilient City, Zachary Lamb and Lawrence V...
Introduction to Cultural Ecology
All peoples and cultures face environmental issues—but as this accessible text shows, how they respond to such issues varies widely around the world and across human history. Introduction to Cultural Ecology, Third Edition, familiarizes students with the foundations of the field and provides a framework for exploring what other cultures can teach us about human/environment relationships. Drawing on both biological and cultural approaches, the authors first cover basic principles of cultural anthropology, environmental studies, and human biological adaptations to the environment. They then consider environmental concerns within the context of diverse means of making a living, from hunting and gathering to modern industrial societies; detailed case studies add depth and breadth to the discussion.
Invasive Species and Biodiversity Management
Based on a selection of papers presented at the Norway/UN Conference on Alien Species, Trondheim, Norway
Resiliensi Masyarakat Melawan Radikalisme; Aksi Damai dalam Konflik Agama
Ketika konflik yang disebabkan oleh perilaku radikal terjadi, semua orang baru menyadari betapa mahalnya kerukunan dan perdamaian. Berbagai upaya dilakukan demi memadamkan bara api konflik yang terus menyala dan dinyalakan oleh beberapa orang yang tidak bertanggungjawab. Karenanya, benar kata pepatah: “lebih baik mencegah daripada mengobati”. Dalam konteks ini, menjaga kerukunan dan perdamaian dalam keberagaman sejak dini lebih baik daripada merajut perdamaian di saat konflik sudah melanda. Buku yang ada di tangan pembaca merupakan hasil penelitian terhadap berbagai upaya merajut perdamaian di wilayah yang kerap terjadi konflik atas nama agama. Buku yang layak dibaca oleh siapapun yang berharap dan berupaya akan terwujudnya perdamaian dalam keberagaman.
