Drawing on complex systems theory, this book investigates how human societies deal with change in linked social-ecological systems, and build capacity to adapt to change. The concept of resilience is ...

Dominant livelihood approaches focus on increasing incomes and trigger processes that disregard underlying social-ecological systems and often result in adverse social, economic and ecological ...

While scientists usually examine either ecological systems or social systems, the need exists for an interdisciplinary approach to the problems of environmental management and sustainable development.