Overview
- Editors:
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Carl Folke
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Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
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Gary P. Kofinas
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School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences and Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA
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F. Stuart Chapin
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Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA
- Textbook for Natural Resource Management and related courses
- First textbook to take a resilience-based approach to the ecology and management of resources. It focuses on ecosystems ability to adapt to change
- Chapin is the author of Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology and Plant Physiological Ecology
- Provides a framework for managing resources in a world dominated by uncertainty and change
- A systems perspective linking social and ecological systems
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Conceptual Framework
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- F. Stuart Chapin III, Carl Folke, Gary P. Kofinas
Pages 3-28
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- Gary P. Kofinas, F. Stuart Chapin III
Pages 55-75
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- Carl Folke, F. Stuart Chapin III, Per Olsson
Pages 103-125
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Stewarding Ecosystems for Society
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Front Matter
Pages 127-127
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- Fikret Berkes, Gary P. Kofinas, F. Stuart Chapin III
Pages 129-147
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- Frederick J. Swanson, F. Stuart Chapin III
Pages 149-170
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- D. Mark Stafford Smith, Nick Abel, Brian Walker, F. Stuart Chapin III
Pages 171-195
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- Stephen R. Carpenter, Reinette Biggs
Pages 197-220
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- Carl Walters, Robert Ahrens
Pages 221-240
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- Oran R. Young, Will Steffen
Pages 295-315
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Integration and Synthesis
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Front Matter
Pages 317-317
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- F. Stuart Chapin III, Gary P. Kofinas, Carl Folke, Stephen R. Carpenter, Per Olsson, Nick Abel et al.
Pages 319-337
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Back Matter
Pages 339-409
About this book
The world is undergoing unprecedented changes in many of the factors that determine its fundamental properties and their in- ence on society. These changes include climate; the chemical c- position of the atmosphere; the demands of a growing human population for food and ?ber; and the mobility of organisms, ind- trial products, cultural perspectives, and information ?ows. The magnitude and widespread nature of these changes pose serious challenges in managing the ecosystem services on which society depends. Moreover, many of these changes are strongly in?uenced by human activities, so future patterns of change will continue to be in?uenced by society’s choices and governance. The purpose of this book is to provide a new framework for n- ural resource management—a framework based on stewardship of ecosystems for human well-being in a world dominated by unc- tainty and change. The goal of ecosystem stewardship is to respond to and shape change in social-ecological systems in order to s-tain the supply and opportunities for use of ecosystem services by society. The book links recent advances in the theory of resilience, sustainability, and vulnerability with practical issues of ecosystem management and governance. The book is aimed at advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students of natural resource management as well as professional managers, community leaders, and policy makers with backgrounds in a wide array of d- ciplines, including ecology, policy studies, economics, sociology, and anthropology.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Throughout the work, chapter contributors link recent advances in the theory of resilience, sustainability, and vulnerability with practical issues related to the management of social-ecological systems. … This book introduces an intriguing new approach to the philosophy of resource management emphasizing proactive policies that shape change for sustainability, in contrast to current reactions to observed changes. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections.” (R. L. Smith, Choice, Vol. 47 (3), November, 2009)
Editors and Affiliations
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Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Carl Folke
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Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
Carl Folke
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School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences and Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA
Gary P. Kofinas
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Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA
F. Stuart Chapin
About the editors
F. Stuart Chapin, III is Professor of Ecology in the Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Gary P. Kofinas is Associate Professor of Resource Policy and Management in the School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Carl Folke is Professor and Science Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University.
