Can Law Foster Social-Ecological Resilience?

Law plays an essential role in shaping natural resource and environmental policy, but unfortunately, many environmental laws were developed around the prevailing scientific understanding that there was a "balance of nature" that could be managed and sustained. This view assumes that natur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahjond S. Garmestani, Craig R. Allen, Melinda H. Benson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2013-06-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
law
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol18/iss2/art37/