Robust-yet-fragile nature of partly engineered social-ecological systems: a case study of coastal Bangladesh

Modern social-ecological systems are often partly engineered to enhance the robustness (or reduce the variance) of human welfare to environmental fluctuations over a foreseeable time horizon. Recent studies show, however, that subtle trade-offs are usually inherent in such efforts of enhancing short...

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Main Authors: Asif Ishtiaque, Nikhil Sangwan, David J. Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2017-09-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol22/iss3/art5/