Resilience Practice : Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Walker, Brian. (Autor), Salt, David. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Preparing for Practice: The Essence of Resilience Thinking. Case Study 1: Thresholds on the Range: A Safe Operating Space for Grazing Enterprises
  • 2. Describing the System. Case Study 2: From Taos to Bali and Sri Lanka: Traditional Irrigation at the Crossroads
  • 3. Assessing Resilience. Case Study 3: Assessing Resilience for "the Plan": The Namoi and Central West Catchment Management Authorities
  • 4. Managing Resilience. Case Study 4: People and Pen Shells, Marine Parks and Rules: Why Governance Is Central to the Resilience of Coastal Fisheries
  • 5. Practicing Resilience in Different Ways. Case Study 5: Out of the Swamp: Lessons from Big Wetlands
  • 6. A Resilient World
  • Postscript: A View from the Northwest Passage
  • References
  • Glossary
  • About the Authors
  • Index.