Tropical coastal and marine social–ecological systems (CM-SES) are diverse, complex and dynamic, facing special challenges as hotspots of biodiversity and centres of population growth. Sustainability science focuses on the state of such systems and mostly analyses undesirable social–ecological outcomes. In a collaborative effort between natural and social scientists, this paper examines not only key indicators for identifying the states of CM-SES but puts major emphasis on examining the processes that support sustainable tropical CM-SES dynamics. We identify a number of processes that drive desirable social–ecological dynamics, link the debates on ecosystem services and social–ecological systems analysis and offer a framework for identifying the links between key social–ecological processes. The article suggests linking relevant knowledge production processes and other sustainability-enhancing processes to each other and indicates related research needs.
Glaser M., Christie P., Diele K., Dsikowitzky L., Ferse S.C.A., Nordhaus I., Schlüter A., Schwerdtner-Mañez K. and Wild C. (2012) Measuring and understanding sustainability-enhancing processes in tropical coastal and marine social–ecological systems. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 4(3): 300-308. 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.05.004
@article{Glaser2012,
Title = {Measuring and understanding sustainability-enhancing processes in tropical coastal and marine social–ecological systems},
Author = {Glaser, Marion and Christie, Patrick and Diele, Karen and Dsikowitzky, Larissa and Ferse, Sebastian C. A. and Nordhaus, Inga and Schlüter, Achim and Schwerdtner-Mañez, Kathleen and Wild, Christian},
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Journal = {Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability},
Year = {2012},
Pages = {300-308},
Volume = {4},
Doi = {10.1016/j.cosust.2012.05.004},
Abstract = {Tropical coastal and marine social–ecological systems (CM-SES) are diverse, complex and dynamic, facing special challenges as hotspots of biodiversity and centres of population growth. Sustainability science focuses on the state of such systems and mostly analyses undesirable social–ecological outcomes. In a collaborative effort between natural and social scientists, this paper examines not only key indicators for identifying the states of CM-SES but puts major emphasis on examining the processes that support sustainable tropical CM-SES dynamics. We identify a number of processes that drive desirable social–ecological dynamics, link the debates on ecosystem services and social–ecological systems analysis and offer a framework for identifying the links between key social–ecological processes. The article suggests linking relevant knowledge production processes and other sustainability-enhancing processes to each other and indicates related research needs.},
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TY - JOUR
AU - Glaser, Marion
AU - Christie, Patrick
AU - Diele, Karen
AU - Dsikowitzky, Larissa
AU - Ferse, Sebastian C. A.
AU - Nordhaus, Inga
AU - Schlüter, Achim
AU - Schwerdtner-Mañez, Kathleen
AU - Wild, Christian
TI - Measuring and understanding sustainability-enhancing processes in tropical coastal and marine social–ecological systems
T2 - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
PY - 2012
SP - 300-308
VL - 4
DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.05.004
AB - Tropical coastal and marine social–ecological systems (CM-SES) are diverse, complex and dynamic, facing special challenges as hotspots of biodiversity and centres of population growth. Sustainability science focuses on the state of such systems and mostly analyses undesirable social–ecological outcomes. In a collaborative effort between natural and social scientists, this paper examines not only key indicators for identifying the states of CM-SES but puts major emphasis on examining the processes that support sustainable tropical CM-SES dynamics. We identify a number of processes that drive desirable social–ecological dynamics, link the debates on ecosystem services and social–ecological systems analysis and offer a framework for identifying the links between key social–ecological processes. The article suggests linking relevant knowledge production processes and other sustainability-enhancing processes to each other and indicates related research needs.
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