Resilience Practice Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function

Name: Resilience Practice Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function
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ISBN: 9781597268011

ISBN-10: 1597268011

ISBN-13: 9781597268011

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Brian Walker, David Salt

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In 2006,Resilience Thinkingaddressed 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.InResilience 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 through the process of describing systems, assessing their…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 8/6/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments



Preparing for Practice: The Essence of Resilience Thinking



Thresholds on the Range: A Safe Operating Space for Grazing Enterprises



Describing the System



From Taos to Bali and Sri Lanka: Traditional Irrigation at the Crossroads



Assessing Resilience



Assessing Resilience for "the Plan": The Namoi and Central West Catchment Management Authorities



Managing Resilience



People and Pen Shells, Marine Parks and Rules: Why Governance Is Central to the Resilience of Coastal Fisheries



Practicing Resilience in Different Ways



Out of the Swamp: Lessons from Big Wetlands



A Resilient World


Postscript: A View from the Northwest Passage


References


Glossary


About the Authors


Index