Managing social-ecological systems and human well being in a sustainable way requires
knowledge of these systems in their full complexity. Multi-loop social learning is recognized …

A key aim of transdisciplinary research is for actors from science, policy and practice to co-
evolve their understanding of a social–ecological issue, reconcile their diverse perspectives …

Water catchments are characterised by connectedness, complexity, uncertainty, conflict,
multiple stakeholders and thus, multiple perspectives. Catchments are thus unknowable in …

Competing water demands for household consumption as well as the production of food,
energy, and other uses pose challenges for water supply and sustainable development in …

The Water Framework Directive requires Public Participation in River Basin Management
(RBM), including previously excluded constituencies besides water experts and policy …

Social learning in multi-actor innovation networks is increasingly considered an important
precondition for addressing sustainability in regional development contexts. Social learning …

There are many, often competing, options for Sustainable Land Management (SLM). Each
must be assessed–and sometimes negotiated–prior to implementation. Participatory, multi …

Currently water resources management is undergoing a major paradigm shift. Water
resources management has a strong engineering tradition based on controlling …

Social sustainability has for long been either neglected or downplayed in scientific literature
and policy making and it remains an unsettled concept. The present paper critically …

Effective and sustainable ecosystem management is becoming a vital societal issue.
Increasingly, there is a growing mandate among all sectors of society—public …