Collapse and recovery in a remote small island—A tale of adaptive cycles or downward spirals?

Bunce, Matthew; Mee, Laurence; Rodwell, Lynda D.; Gibb, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2008.11.005

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“…Vang Rasmussen [36] applied the adaptive cycle heuristic to describe change in Sahelian land use systems and to develop conceptual means to account for system recovery and adaptation to exposures based on information obtained from extensive interviews and surveys at the group and household level. There are examples in the literature of studies that have found some systems do not adhere to the adaptive cycle model completely [37][38][39]. However, the great majority of case studies have found the heuristic proved an important tool for explaining changes in SES, especially when seeking to better understand specific phases within the cycle [28,32,33,40,41].…”

Section: The Adaptive Cyclementioning

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Adaptive Cycle as a Tool to Select Resilient Patterns of Rural Development

Salvia

Quaranta

2015

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Changes in agriculture, including simultaneous intensification and abandonment, have significantly shaped the evolution of rural areas. The assessment of resilience in agricultural systems could provide insights into the ability of many rural areas to survive and regain competitiveness following disturbances. The aim of this study is to use the adaptive cycle heuristic as a diagnostic tool to study dynamics of change in two agricultural sectors (durum wheat/sheep and goat farming) in the Basilicata region of Southern Italy over the last seventy years. The heuristic was applied through a participatory approach in a community of stakeholders who have conceived, in collaboration with researchers, the Manifesto "Let's Think Basilicata" as a regional instrument of analysis and a laboratory of ideas and development of proposals. Despite some methodological difficulties, the adaptive cycle heuristic proved useful to describe processes of change in the socio-ecological system and could have enormous potential in shaping policy instruments for rural areas. However, much greater research is needed, both in terms of theory and methodology, before policy impacts on resilience in socio-ecological systems can be fully understood.

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Section: The Adaptive Cyclementioning

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Adaptive Cycle as a Tool to Select Resilient Patterns of Rural Development

Salvia

Quaranta

2015

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“…However, while the theory has not been quantitatively tested, there have been some important contributions in this avenue [26,42,43]. A central assumption of the approach is that socio-ecological systems are not obliged to remain within a certain basin of attraction and following a disturbance can adapt to new circumstances by reorganizing and establishing new novel trajectories.…”

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Advancing Empirical Approaches to the Concept of Resilience: A Critical Examination of Panarchy, Ecological Information, and Statistical Evidence

2016

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Despite its ambiguities, the concept of resilience is of critical importance to researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers in dealing with dynamic socio-ecological systems. In this paper, we critically examine the three empirical approaches of (i) panarchy; (ii) ecological information-based network analysis; and (iii) statistical evidence of resilience to three criteria determined for achieving a comprehensive understanding and application of this concept. These criteria are the ability: (1) to reflect a system's adaptability to shocks; (2) to integrate social and environmental dimensions; and (3) to evaluate system-level trade-offs. Our findings show that none of the three currently applied approaches are strong in handling all three criteria. Panarchy is strong in the first two criteria but has difficulty with normative trade-offs. The ecological information-based approach is strongest in evaluating trade-offs but relies on common dimensions that lead to over-simplifications in integrating the social and environmental dimensions. Statistical evidence provides suggestions that are simplest and easiest to act upon but are generally weak in all three criteria. This analysis confirms the value of these approaches in specific instances but also the need for further research in advancing empirical approaches to the concept of resilience.

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“…The adaptive cycle framework has already been applied at length to local catastrophes, including adaptation and recovery as defined in this paper [36,[41][42][43][44][45][46]. Much of this research uses case studies of local communities to identify patterns of resilience that may allow some societies to adapt and persevere through catastrophes and eventually recover [16,17,36,37,41,[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50].…”

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“…Much of this research uses case studies of local communities to identify patterns of resilience that may allow some societies to adapt and persevere through catastrophes and eventually recover [16,17,36,37,41,[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]. One general idea from this research is that environmental, political and socio-cultural resilience can limit the damage of a catastrophe and even assist a society during reconstruction.…”

Section: Insights From the Resilience Literaturementioning

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Adaptation to and Recovery from Global Catastrophe

Maher

Baum²

2013

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Abstract:Global catastrophes, such as nuclear war, pandemics and ecological collapse threaten the sustainability of human civilization. To date, most work on global catastrophes has focused on preventing the catastrophes, neglecting what happens to any catastrophe survivors. To address this gap in the literature, this paper discusses adaptation to and recovery from global catastrophe. The paper begins by discussing the importance of global catastrophe adaptation and recovery, noting that successful adaptation/recovery could have value on even astronomical scales. The paper then discusses how the adaptation/recovery could proceed and makes connections to several lines of research. Research on resilience theory is considered in detail and used to develop a new method for analyzing the environmental and social stressors that global catastrophe survivors would face. This method can help identify options for increasing survivor resilience and promoting successful adaptation and recovery. A key point is that survivors may exist in small isolated communities disconnected from global trade and, thus, must be able to survive and rebuild on their own. Understanding the conditions facing isolated survivors can help promote successful adaptation and recovery. That said, the processes of global catastrophe adaptation and recovery are highly complex and uncertain; further research would be of great value.

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Collapse and recovery in a remote small island—A tale of adaptive cycles or downward spirals?

Cited by 61 publications

References 91 publications

Adaptive Cycle as a Tool to Select Resilient Patterns of Rural Development

Adaptive Cycle as a Tool to Select Resilient Patterns of Rural Development

Advancing Empirical Approaches to the Concept of Resilience: A Critical Examination of Panarchy, Ecological Information, and Statistical Evidence

Adaptation to and Recovery from Global Catastrophe

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