Social-Ecological Systems in Transition. 1st ed. 2014

種類:

電子ブック

責任表示:

edited by Shoko Sakai, Chieko Umetsu

出版情報:

Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2014

著者名:

• Sakai, Shoko.
• Umetsu, Chieko.
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シリーズ名:

Global Environmental Studies ;

ISBN:

9784431549109 [4431549102]    

注記:

This book presents an overview of current knowledge about social–ecological systems (SESs), a productive new field dedicated to understanding the relationships between human society and nature. To make the reader aware of how SESs are necessary to maintain our society, the book begins with a broad perspective about what social–ecological systems are and what the related research issues in this field are as well. The second part discusses how human activities have changed ecosystems from temperate grasslands to tropical areas. The third part focuses on the adaptability of societies to unpredictable fluctuation in ecosystems, while the last part summarizes factors for the resilience of society against social and ecological shocks. Human activities have severely degraded most natural ecosystems, which are now in critical condition. Various approaches have been developed to improve the SESs, to understand environmental problems and explore better ways to increase the sustainability both of ecosystems and of human

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