ISBN:
9784431549109
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (201 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Global Environmental Studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
304.2
Keywords:
Human ecology..
;
Social ecology..
;
Sustainable development
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This book presents an overview of current knowledge about social?ecological systems (SESs), a productive new field dedicated to understanding the relationships between human society and nature. To make the reader aware of how SESs are necessary to maintain our society, the book begins with a broad perspective about what social?ecological systems are and what the related research issues in this field are as well. The second part discusses how human activities have changed ecosystems from temperate grasslands to tropical areas. The third part focuses on the adaptability of societies to unpredictable fluctuation in ecosystems, while the last part summarizes factors for the resilience of society against social and ecological shocks. Human activities have severely degraded most natural ecosystems, which are now in critical condition. Various approaches have been developed to improve the SESs, to understand environmental problems and explore better ways to increase the sustainability both of ecosystems and of human societies. However, a clear perspective on how to address such problems is still lacking. Part of the difficulty arises because of the diversity and complexity of ecosystems and human societies. Another important factor is the effect of extremely rapid changes in the social and economic characteristics of social?ecological systems. Consequently, adaptability and resilience clearly are essential for the sustainability of SESs. Although there is no one, direct method to achieve high adaptability and resilience, a possible way is to compare and understand the diverse problems associated with differing social?ecological systems. This published work makes a useful contribution to a greater understanding of the way that essential social responses linked to changes in ecosystems can potentially stimulate further research on this important and
Abstract:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Global Environmental Studies -- Part I: Frameworks and Concepts -- Chapter 1: Theoretical Frameworks for the Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Reconciling Epistemologies -- 1.3 What Is a Scientific Framework? -- 1.4 A Typology of Frameworks for Analyzing SESs -- 1.4.1 Hypothesis-Oriented Frameworks -- 1.4.2 Assessment-Oriented Frameworks -- 1.4.3 Action-Oriented Frameworks -- 1.4.4 Problem-Oriented Frameworks -- 1.4.5 Theory-Oriented Frameworks -- 1.5 Goals for a Theoretical Framework for SESs -- 1.6 Pieces of the Puzzle that Appear in Current Frameworks -- 1.6.1 Social-Ecological Core -- 1.6.2 Empirical Support and Translation Modes -- 1.6.3 Mechanisms -- 1.6.4 Spatiotemporal Dynamics -- 1.6.5 Disciplinary Context -- 1.6.6 Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity -- 1.6.7 Direction -- 1.7 Discussion -- References -- Part II: Ecosystems Under Human Activities -- Chapter 2: The Extent of Biodiversity Recovery During Reforestation After Swidden Cultivation and the Impacts of Land-Use Chan... -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 The Tropical Rainforest of the Lambir Hills National Park (LHNP) -- 2.1.2 Traditional Swidden Cultivation by the Iban Around the LHNP -- 2.1.3 Indigenous Categories of Land-Use by the Iban -- 2.1.4 History of Land-Use Alterations in the Study Area -- 2.1.4.1 Immigration of the Iban -- 2.1.4.2 Swidden Cultivation -- 2.1.4.3 Other Types of Land Uses -- 2.2 Study Design -- 2.3 Recovery of Biodiversity During Fallow Periods and the Effect of Land-Use Changes on the Biodiversity of Each Taxonomic Gr... -- 2.3.1 Trees -- 2.3.2 Aphyllophoraceous Fungi -- 2.3.3 Small Mammals -- 2.3.4 Bats -- 2.3.5 Phytophagous Scarabaeid Beetles -- 2.3.6 Army Ants -- 2.3.7 Mutually Interacting Plants, Ants, and Hemipterans -- 2.4 Discussion.
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