Adaptive Capacity and Environmental Governance

by Derek Armitage

Book Overview

Rapid environmental change calls for individuals and societies with an ability to transform our interactions with each other and the ecosystems upon which we depend. Adaptive capacity - the ability of a social-ecological system (or the components of that system) to be robust to disturbances and capable of responding to changes - is increasingly recognized as a critical attribute of multi-level environmental governance. This unique volume offers the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642263925
• ISBN13: 9783642263927
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"