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Resilience and the Behavior of Large-scale Systems
. Ed(S): Gunderson, Lance H.; Pritchard, Lowell; Pritchard Jr, Lowell (Both Department Of Environmental Studies, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia,
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Paperback. This volume examines theories of resilience and change, offering readers a thorough understanding of how the properties of ecological resilience and human adaptability interact in complex, regional-scale systems. Editor(s): Gunderson, Lance H.; Pritchard, Lowell; Pritchard Jr, Lowell (both Department of Environmental Studies, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA). Num Pages: 240 pages, tables, figures, index. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Scientists and researchers concerned with the behaviour of large ecosystems have focused in recent years on the concept of "resilience". Traditional perspectives held that ecological systems exist close to a steady state and resilience is the ability of the system to return rapidly to that state following perturbation. However, beginning with the work of C.S. Holling in the early 1970s, researchers began to look at conditions far from the steady state where instabilities can cause a system to shift into an entirely different regime of behaviour, and where resilience is measured by the magnitude of disturbance that can be absorbed ... Read more
Scientists and researchers concerned with the behaviour of large ecosystems have focused in recent years on the concept of "resilience". Traditional perspectives held that ecological systems exist close to a steady state and resilience is the ability of the system to return rapidly to that state following perturbation. However, beginning with the work of C.S. Holling in the early 1970s, researchers began to look at conditions far from the steady state where instabilities can cause a system to shift into an entirely different regime of behaviour, and where resilience is measured by the magnitude of disturbance that can be absorbed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781559639712
SKU
V9781559639712
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About . Ed(S): Gunderson, Lance H.; Pritchard, Lowell; Pritchard Jr, Lowell (Both Department Of Environmental Studies, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia,
Lance H. Gunderson is associate professor and chair, and Lowell Pritchard Jr. is assistant professor, in the Department of Environmental Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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