BACKGROUND Current and future generations are confronted with the complex task of
devising sustainable solutions to environmental problems. The coming decade might …

Abstract Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) emerged as a popular concept in
the water sector in the 20th century. From a highly techno‐centric approach in the past, it has …

Organizations turn to multistakeholder partnerships (MSPs) to meet challenges that they
cannot handle alone. By tapping the resources of diverse stakeholders, MSPs develop the …

Rural communities throughout the postindustrial world are in the midst of a significant
transition, sometimes referred to as rural restructuring, as traditional land uses, economic …

“This is not only the best environmental sociology text I've used, but it is the best text of any
type I've used in college-level teaching.”–Dr. Cliff Brown, University of New Hampshire Join …

Regional governance “bezeichnet Formen der regionalen Selbststeuerung in Reaktion auf
Defizite sowie als Ergänzung der marktlichen und der staatlichen Steuerung. Sie tritt dort …

We used remote cameras to obtain information on an elusive species and to examine the
effects of different camera trapping methodologies on abundance estimates. We determined …

Sustainability is a nearly ubiquitous concept today, but can we ever imagine what it would
be like for humans to live sustainably on the earth? No, says Bryan G. Norton in Sustainable …

A growing body of literature has highlighted the value of social science for conservation, yet
the diverse approaches of the social sciences are still inconsistently incorporated in …

Rangelands of the western Great Plains of North America are complex social-ecological
systems where management objectives for livestock production, grassland bird …