Resilience thinking : sustaining ecosystems and people in a changing world

Walker, B. H. (Brian Harrison) 1940- (Author). Salt, David (David Andrew) (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1597260924 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781597260923 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1597260932 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781597260930 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xvi, 174 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Washington : Island Press, c2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-162) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Living in a complex world: An introduction to resilience thinking -- Carving up a national icon: The Florida Everglades -- The system rules: Creating a mind space for resilience thinking -- Between a (salt) rock and a hard place: The Goulburn-Broken Catchment, Australia -- Crossing the threshold: Be careful about the path you choose - you may not be able to return -- Losing the jewel in the crown: The coral reefs of the Caribbean -- In the loop: phases, cycles and scales: Adaptive cycles and how systems change -- Scenarios on the lakes: The Northern Highlands Lake District, Wisconsin -- Making sense of resilience: How do you apply resilience thinking? -- Building resilience in the wetlands: The Kristianstads Vattenrike, Sweden -- Creating space in a shrinking world: Resilience and sustainability.