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Resilience Thinking : Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World by David Salt and Brian Walker (2006, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherIsland Press
ISBN-101597260932
ISBN-139781597260930
eBay Product ID (ePID)52861663
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameResilience Thinking : Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Ecology, System Theory, Industries / Natural Resource Extraction, Development / Sustainable Development
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Science, Business & Economics
AuthorDavid Salt, Brian Walker
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-009300
Reviews"Resilience Thinkingprovides a much-needed accessible entri'i'e into a concept that holds the key to our future.... Full of wisdom, sophisticated science, and practical guidance, this book provides profound ideas, insights, and hope to scientists, students, managers, and planners alike." -Jane Lubchenco, Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Oregon State University, "Resilience Thinking provides a much-needed accessible entrée into a concept that holds the key to our future.... Full of wisdom, sophisticated science, and practical guidance, this book provides profound ideas, insights, and hope to scientists, students, managers, and planners alike." -Jane Lubchenco, Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Oregon State University, ...a clear, readable, non-academic explanation of the difference between an optimization mindset and a resilience mindset., This is one of those books that barely mentions planning as such, but has lots of implications for it. It''s short but will repay some extra quiet time...Their goal is to get us to look at the world and its systems in a fresh new way., Resilience Thinking is an essential guidebook to a powerful new way of understanding our world-and of living resiliently within it-developed in recent decades by an international team of ecologists. With five clear and compelling case studies drawn from regions as diverse as Florida, Sweden, and Australia, this book shows how all highly adaptive systems-from ecologies to economies-go through regular cycles of growth, reorganization, and renewal and how our failures to understand the basic principles of resilience have often led to disaster. Resilience Thinking gives us the conceptual tools to help us cope with the bewildering surprises and challenges of our new century., "Resilience Thinkingprovides a much-needed accessible entrée into a concept that holds the key to our future.... Full of wisdom, sophisticated science, and practical guidance, this book provides profound ideas, insights, and hope to scientists, students, managers, and planners alike." -Jane Lubchenco, Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Oregon State University, Resilience Thinking provides a much-needed accessible entr_e into a concept that holds the key to our future.... Full of wisdom, sophisticated science, and practical guidance, this book provides profound ideas, insights, and hope to scientists, students, managers, and planners alike., This is one of those books that barely mentions planning as such, but has lots of implications for it. It''s short but will repay some extra quiet time...Their goal is to get us to look at the world and its systems in a fresh new way., Resilience Thinking provides a much-needed accessible entr_e into a concept that holds the key to our future.... Full of wisdom, sophisticated science, and practical guidance, this book provides profound ideas, insights, and hope to scientists, students, managers, and planners alike., Resilience Thinking is an essential guidebook to a powerful new way of understanding our world-and of living resiliently within it-developed in recent decades by an international team of ecologists. With five clear and compelling case studies drawn from regions as diverse as Florida, Sweden, and Australia, this book shows how all highly adaptive systems-from ecologies to economies-go through regular cycles of growth, reorganization, and renewal and how our failures to understand the basic principles of resilience have often led to disaster. Resilience Thinking gives us the conceptual tools to help us cope with the bewildering surprises and challenges of our new century., Resilience Thinking provides a much-needed accessible entrée into a concept that holds the key to our future.... Full of wisdom, sophisticated science, and practical guidance, this book provides profound ideas, insights, and hope to scientists, students, managers, and planners alike., �Resilience Thinking is an essential guidebook to a powerful new way of understanding our world�and of living resiliently within it�developed in recent decades by an international team of ecologists. With five clear and compelling case studies drawn from regions as diverse as Florida, Sweden, and Australia, this book shows how all highly adaptive systems�from ecologies to economies�go through regular cycles of growth, reorganization, and renewal and how our failures to understand the basic principles of resilience have often led to disaster. Resilience Thinking gives us the conceptual tools to help us cope with the bewildering surprises and challenges of our new century.�, This is one of those books that barely mentions planning as such, but has lots of implications for it. It's short buy will repay some extra quiet time...Their goal is to get us to look at the world and its systems in a fresh new way., Resilience Thinking provides a much-needed accessible entr�e into a concept that holds the key to our future.... Full of wisdom, sophisticated science, and practical guidance, this book provides profound ideas, insights, and hope to scientists, students, managers, and planners alike., " Resilience Thinking is an essential guidebook to a powerful new way of understanding our world-and of living resiliently within it-developed in recent decades by an international team of ecologists. With five clear and compelling case studies drawn from regions as diverse as Florida, Sweden, and Australia, this book shows how all highly adaptive systems-from ecologies to economies-go through regular cycles of growth, reorganization, and renewal and how our failures to understand the basic principles of resilience have often led to disaster. Resilience Thinking gives us the conceptual tools to help us cope with the bewildering surprises and challenges of our new century.", " Resilience Thinking is an impressive and highly successful effort to explain complex ecological and social interactions and changes in a unified framework and in language accessible to a wide audience. This book should stimulate extensive discussions on these critical issues and innovative ways to approach them." , Resilience Thinkingprovides a much-needed accessible entrée into a concept that holds the key to our future.... Full of wisdom, sophisticated science, and practical guidance, this book provides profound ideas, insights, and hope to scientists, students, managers, and planners alike., ""Resilience Thinking "is an impressive and highly successful effort to explain complex ecological and social interactions and changes in a unified framework and in language accessible to a wide audience. This book should stimulate extensive discussions on these critical issues and innovative ways to approach them." -Harold Mooney, Achilles Professor of Environmental Biology, Stanford University, Resilience Thinking is an essential guidebook to a powerful new way of understanding our world--and of living resiliently within it--developed in recent decades by an international team of ecologists. With five clear and compelling case studies drawn from regions as diverse as Florida, Sweden, and Australia, this book shows how all highly adaptive systems--from ecologies to economies--go through regular cycles of growth, reorganization, and renewal and how our failures to understand the basic principles of resilience have often led to disaster. Resilience Thinking gives us the conceptual tools to help us cope with the bewildering surprises and challenges of our new century., ""Resilience Thinking "provides a much-needed accessible entr'e into a concept that holds the key to our future.... Full of wisdom, sophisticated science, and practical guidance, this book provides profound ideas, insights, and hope to scientists, students, managers, and planners alike." -Jane Lubchenco, Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Oregon State University, "This is one of those books that barely mentions planning as such, but has lots of implications for it. It's short but will repay some extra quiet time...Their goal is to get us to look at the world and its systems in a fresh new way." , "This is one of those books that barely mentions planning as such, but has lots of implications for it. It's short but will repay some extra quiet time...Their goal is to get us to look at the world and its systems in a fresh new way." , Resilience Thinking is an impressive and highly successful effort to explain complex ecological and social interactions and changes in a unified framework and in language accessible to a wide audience. This book should stimulate extensive discussions on these critical issues and innovative ways to approach them., This is one of those books that barely mentions planning as such, but has lots of implications for it. It's short but will repay some extra quiet time...Their goal is to get us to look at the world and its systems in a fresh new way., "Resilience Thinking is an impressive and highly successful effort to explain complex ecological and social interactions and changes in a unified framework and in language accessible to a wide audience. This book should stimulate extensive discussions on these critical issues and innovative ways to approach them." -Harold Mooney, Achilles Professor of Environmental Biology, Stanford University, Resilience Thinking is an impressive and highly successful effort to explain complex ecological and social interactions and changes in a unified framework and in language accessible to a wide audience. This book should stimulate extensive discussions on these critical issues and innovative ways to approach them.
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal333.7
Table Of ContentForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments Chapter 1. Living in a Complex World: An Introduction to Resilience Thinking-Case Study 1: Carving up a National Icon: The Florida Everglades Chapter 2. The System Rules: Creating a Mind Space for Resilience Thinking-Case Study 2: Between a (Salt) Rock and a Hard Place: The Goulburn-Broken Catchment, Australia Chapter 3. Crossing the Threshold: Be Careful about the Path You Choose'You May Not Be Able to Return-Case Study 3: Losing the Jewel in the Crown: The Coral Reefs of the Caribbean Chapter 4. In the Loop: Phases, Cycles, and Scales'Adaptive Cycles and How Systems Change-Case Study 4: Scenarios on the Lakes: The Northern Highlands Lake District, Wisconsin Chapter 5. Making Sense of Resilience: How Do You Apply Resilience Thinking?-Case Study 5: Building Resilience in the Wetlands: The Kristianstads Vattenrike, Sweden Chapter 6. Creating Space in a Shrinking World: Resilience and Sustainability Postscript for a Resilient WorldFurther ReadingReferencesGlossaryAbout the AuthorsIndex
SynopsisResilience Thinking introduces a bold and necessary shift in how we understand and manage systems--whether ecological, economic, or social--in a world marked by rapid change and uncertainty. Rather than offering short-term fixes or efficiency-driven solutions that often lead to brittle outcomes, this book presents a powerful framework for building systems that can adapt, transform, and thrive over time. Written by scientist Brian Walker and science communicator David Salt, Resilience Thinking explains how human and natural systems operate as dynamic networks shaped by cycles of disturbance, renewal, and evolution. The book explores what qualities make a system resilient--such as diversity, modularity, and the ability to learn--and how these qualities can be nurtured to ensure long-term sustainability. Clear, concise, and engaging, the book offers more than just theory. Through five real-world case studies, readers see how resilience thinking can be applied across landscapes, communities, and industries to navigate risk, foster innovation, and expand future options. Whether managing a watershed, planning urban growth, or designing policy, this approach equips decision-makers with tools for thinking beyond linear models and toward systems that can absorb shocks and keep functioning. Resilience Thinking is essential reading for environmental professionals, business leaders, and anyone seeking smarter ways to steward resources in a complex, interconnected world., Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet's well-being. The response from most quarters has been for ""more of the same"" that created the situation in the first place: more control, more intensification, and greater efficiency. ""Resilience thinking"" offers a different way of understanding the world and a new approach to managing resources. It embraces human and natural systems as complex entities continually adapting through cycles of change, and seeks to understand the qualities of a system that must be maintained or enhanced in order to achieve sustainability. It explains why greater efficiency by itself cannot solve resource problems and offers a constructive alternative that opens up options rather than closing them down. In Resilience Thinking, scientist Brian Walker and science writer David Salt present an accessible introduction to the emerging paradigm of resilience. The book arose out of appeals from colleagues in science and industry for a plainly written account of what resilience is all about and how a resilience approach differs from current practices. Rather than complicated theory, the book offers a conceptual overview along with five case studies of resilience thinking in the real world. It is an engaging and important work for anyone interested in managing risk in a complex world., Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet's well-being. The response from most quarters has been for "more of the same" that created the situation in the first place: more control, more intensification, and greater efficiency. "Resilience thinking" offers a different way of understanding the world and a new approach to managing resources. It embraces human and natural systems as complex entities continually adapting through cycles of change, and seeks to understand the qualities of a system that must be maintained or enhanced in order to achieve sustainability. It explains why greater efficiency by itself cannot solve resource problems and offers a constructive alternative that opens up options rather than closing them down. In Resilience Thinking, scientist Brian Walker and science writer David Salt present an accessible introduction to the emerging paradigm of resilience. The book arose out of appeals from colleagues in science and industry for a plainly written account of what resilience is all about and how a resilience approach differs from current practices. Rather than complicated theory, the book offers a conceptual overview along with five case studies of resilience thinking in the real world. It is an engaging and important work for anyone interested in managing risk in a complex world., "Resilience thinking" offers a new way of understanding the world and a new approach to managing resources. It embraces human and natural systems as complex entities continually adapting through cycles of change, and seeks to understand the qualities of a system that must be maintained or enhanced in order to achieve sustainability. In Resilience Thinking, scientist Brian Walker and science writer David Salt present an accessible introduction to this emerging paradigm., Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet's well-being. The response from most quarters has been for ""more of the same"" that created the situation in the first place: more control, more intensification, and greater efficiency. ......
LC Classification NumberHC59.15.W35 2006
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