Based on biological insights, Ludwig von Bertalanffy coined general systems theory (GST)
and later expanded his perspective, exploring what GST could mean for other disciplines …

Natural resource governance is inherently complex owing to the socio-ecological systems in
which it is embedded. Working arrangements have been fundamentally transformed …

Diversity of both social networks and livelihood sources plays a central role in determining
the sustainability of natural resource use and resilience of social–ecological systems, not …

The concept of spatial resilience has brought a new focus on the influence of multi-scale
processes on the dynamics of ecosystems. Initial ideas about spatial resilience focused on …

The paper analyzes how adaptability (adaptive capacity and adaptations) is constructed in
the literature on resilience of social–ecological systems (SES). According to some critics, this …

The interdependence of society and nature, the inherent complexity of social—ecological
systems, and the global deterioration of ecosystem services provide the rationale for a …

Governance networks play an increasingly important role in ecosystem management. The
collaboration within these governance networks can be formalized or informal, top-down or …

The role of social learning in deliberative processes is an emerging area of research in
sustainability science. Functioning as a link between the individual and the collective, social …

We explored why social-ecological memory (SEM) is a source of inertia and path
dependence, as well as a source of renewal and reorganization in social-ecological systems …

In this paper, we present a framework for the analysis of shock and conflict in social-
ecological systems and investigate the implications of this perspective for the understanding …