Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability in Social-ecological Systems

The concept of resilience has evolved considerably since Holling's (1973) seminal paper. Different interpretations of what is meant by resilience, however, cause confusion. Resilience of a system needs to be considered in terms of the attributes that govern the system's dynamics. Three rel...

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Main Authors: Brian Walker, C. S. Holling, Stephen R. Carpenter, Ann P. Kinzig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2004-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol9/iss2/art5/