Linking Social and Ecological Systems: Management Practices and Social Mechanisms for Building Resilience

Book Overview

It is usually the case that scientists examine either ecological systems or social systems, yet the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the problems of environmental management and sustainable development is becoming increasingly obvious. Developed under the auspices of the Beijer Institute in Stockholm, this new book analyses social and ecological linkages in selected ecosystems using an international and interdisciplinary case study approach...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521591406
• ISBN13: 9780521591409
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"