Understanding the Complexity of Economic, Ecological, and Social Systems

Holling, C. S.

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“…One of the early insights of resilience theory was the need for adaptive management, which in turn called on governments to think of policy as experiments (Holling 2001). Recently, National Endowment for Science, Technology and Arts (NESTA), a government sponsored think tank operating in England, issued a Big Green Challenge.…”

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Tipping Toward Sustainability: Emerging Pathways of Transformation

Westley

Olsson

Folke

et al. 2011

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This article explores the links between agency, institutions, and innovation in navigating shifts and largescale transformations toward global sustainability. Our central question is whether social and technical innovations can reverse the trends that are challenging critical thresholds and creating tipping points in the earth system, and if not, what conditions are necessary to escape the current lock-in. Large-scale transformations in information technology, nano-and biotechnology, and new energy systems have the potential to significantly improve our lives; but if, in framing them, our globalized society fails to consider the capacity of the biosphere, there is a risk that unsustainable development pathways may be reinforced. Current institutional arrangements, including the lack of incentives for the private sector to innovate for sustainability, and the lags inherent in the path dependent nature of innovation, contribute to lock-in, as does our incapacity to easily grasp the interactions implicit in complex problems, referred to here as the ingenuity gap. Nonetheless, promising social and technical innovations with potential to change unsustainable trajectories need to be nurtured and connected to broad institutional resources and responses. In parallel, institutional entrepreneurs can work to reduce the resilience of dominant institutional systems and position viable shadow alternatives and niche regimes.

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Tipping Toward Sustainability: Emerging Pathways of Transformation

Westley

Olsson

Folke

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“…Adaptive management reflects a shift away from a linear view of the world and recognizes that MPAs are part of a dynamic, non-linear, and complex system [199]. Integrative research stemming from various social and natural science methods and tools in combination with local and traditional knowledge should also inform both broader integration and adaptive management frameworks [40,45,53,73,79,122,143,144].…”

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From measuring outcomes to providing inputs: Governance, management, and local development for more effective marine protected areas

Bennett¹,

Dearden²

2018

Preprint

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Marine protected areas (MPAs) have the potential to conserve marine resources as well as provide social and economic benefits to local communities. Yet the percentage of MPAs that might be considered “successful” or effective on ecological and/or socio-economic accounts is debatable. Measurement of biophysical and socio-economic outcome indicators has become de rigeur for examining MPA management effectiveness so that adaptive feedback loops can stimulate new management actions. Scholars and practitioners alike have suggested that more attention should be given to the inputs that are likely to lead to successful MPA outcomes. This paper briefly discusses the potential ecological and socio-economic outcomes of MPAs then reviews the literature on three categories of inputs – governance, management, and local development – that lead to effective MPAs. In conclusion, the paper presents a novel inputs framework that incorporates indicators for governance, management and development to be used in the design and analysis of MPAs.

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“…This approach is based on a wide concept regarding changing phenomena related to function, structure and identity of complex systems. Adaptive cycles were suggested, at the beginning, to study natural systems (Holling, 2001;Holling et al, 2002), by examining survival ability of ecosystems when facing determined critical events. Thus, when dealing with the analysis of tourism as a SES, it is common to encounter the concept of resilience (Tyrrell and Johnston, 2008;Strickland-Munro et al, 2010;Baral, 2013;Espiner and Becken, 2013;Luthe and Wyss, 2014).…”

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Adaptive strategies for inland touristic destinations (Sil Canyon, Galicia, Nw Spain)

Álvarez

Villarino-Pérez

2017

turismo

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Tourism potential is greatly related to destinations' reorganization and innovation abilities. Throughout the last fifteen years, tourism evolution at the western section of the Sil Canyon (NW Spain) has reflected the transformations facing times of crisis. By assuming tourism as a complex adaptive system, the aims of this research about an inland destination were focused on the touristic strategies interpretation. The destination evolution is carried out, including the narratives by key actors. The rural tourism strategies change by integrating nature-based and cultural tourism strategies.Keywords: Inland Tourism, Touristic Destination, Key Actors, Crisis, Adaptive Strategies. Estrategias adaptativas en destinos turísticos de interior (Cañón del Sil, Galicia, NO España) RESUMENEl potencial del turismo está relacionado en gran medida con la capacidad de reorganización e innovación de los destinos. Durante los últimos quince años, la evolución del turismo en el sector occidental del Cañón del Sil (Galicia, NO España) refleja las trans- formaciones ante momentos de crisis. Asumiendo que el turismo es un sistema adaptativo complejo, los objetivos de esta investigación sobre un destino de interior están centrados en la interpretación de las estrategias turísticas. El estudio de la evolución del destino turístico incluye la lectura de los actores clave. Las estrategias de turismo rural cambian integrando las estrategias de turismo en la naturaleza y cultural.

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Understanding the Complexity of Economic, Ecological, and Social Systems

Cited by 2,815 publications

References 23 publications

Tipping Toward Sustainability: Emerging Pathways of Transformation

Tipping Toward Sustainability: Emerging Pathways of Transformation

From measuring outcomes to providing inputs: Governance, management, and local development for more effective marine protected areas

Adaptive strategies for inland touristic destinations (Sil Canyon, Galicia, Nw Spain)

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