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Resilience Practice: Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function
Brian Walker
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Description for Resilience Practice: Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function
Paperback. Begins with an overview and introduction to resilience thinking and then takes the reader through the process of describing systems, assessing their resilience, and intervening as appropriate. This book offers a scientifically robust guide through the real-world application of the concept of resilience. Num Pages: 240 pages, 34 figures. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
In 2006, "Resilience Thinking" addressed an essential question: As the natural systems that sustain us are subjected to shock after shock, how much can they take and still deliver the services we need from them? This idea caught the attention of both the scientific community and the general public. In "Resilience Practice", authors Brian Walker and David Salt take the notion of resilience one step further, applying resilience thinking to real-world situations and exploring how systems can be managed to promote and sustain resilience. The book begins with an overview and introduction to resilience thinking and then takes the reader ... Read more
In 2006, "Resilience Thinking" addressed an essential question: As the natural systems that sustain us are subjected to shock after shock, how much can they take and still deliver the services we need from them? This idea caught the attention of both the scientific community and the general public. In "Resilience Practice", authors Brian Walker and David Salt take the notion of resilience one step further, applying resilience thinking to real-world situations and exploring how systems can be managed to promote and sustain resilience. The book begins with an overview and introduction to resilience thinking and then takes the reader ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781597268011
SKU
V9781597268011
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Ref
99-2
About Brian Walker
Brian Walker is a Research Fellow in Australia's CSIRO Ecosystem Science, Visiting Researcher in the Stockholm Resilience Centre, and Chair of the Resilience Alliance. David Salt is a science and environment writer at the Australian National University, and has over two decades experience writing and producing popular science magazines and books. Both authors live in Canberra, Australia.
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