Resilience Practice

ISLAND PRESSISBN: 9781597268011

Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function

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By Brian Walker, David Salt
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ISLAND PRESS
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229 x 153 mm
Weight:
340 g
Pages:
243

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Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
 
Chapter 1. Preparing for Practice: The Essence of Resilience Thinking
-Case Study 1: Thresholds on a Range: A Safe Operating Space for Grazing Enterprises
 
Chapter 2. Describing the System
-Case Study 2: From Taos to Bali and Sri Lanka: Traditional Irrigation at the Crossroads
 
Chapter 3. Assessing Resilience
-Case Study 3: Assessing Resilience for ""the Plan"": The Namoi and Central West Catchment Management Authorities
 
Chapter 4. Managing Resilience
-Case Study 4: People and Pen Shells, Marine Parks and Rules: Why Governance Is Central to the Resilience of Coastal Fisheries
 
Chapter 5. Practicing Resilience in Different Ways
-Case Study 5: Out of the Swamp: Lessons from Big Wetlands
 
Chapter 6. A Resilient World
 
Postscript: A View from the Northwest Passage
References
Glossary
About the Authors
Index

"...a classical handbook in resilience practice. You need considerable time to reflect on many of the issues addressed, but in this sense the book will have a long and active life on the bookshelf—the best sign of a useful handbook."

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