Panarchy: Discontinuities Reveal Similarities in the Dynamic System Structure of Ecological and Social Systems

In this paper, we review the empirical evidence of discontinuous distributions in complex systems within the context of panarchy theory and discuss the significance of discontinuities for understanding emergent properties such as resilience. Over specific spatial-temporal scale ranges, complex syste...

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Main Authors: Ahjond S. Garmestani, Craig R. Allen, Lance Gunderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2009-06-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss1/art15/