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Simplifying the complex. The paradigms of ecological function and structure
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies, Band 26, Heft 6, S. 598-609
ISSN: 0016-3287
Biodiversity Loss Economic and Ecological Issues
In: Journal of institutional and theoretical economics: JITE, Band 132, Heft 3, S. 599-600
ISSN: 0932-4569
Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment
In: Environment and development economics, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 104-110
ISSN: 1469-4395
Diversity in Current Ecological Thinking: Implications for Environmental Management
Current ecological thinking emphasizes that systems are complex, dynamic, and unpredictable across space and time. What is the diversity in interpretation of these ideas among today's ecologists, and what does this mean for environmental management? This
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Resilience in natural and socioeconomic systems
In: Environment and development economics, Band 3, Heft 2, S. 221-262
ISSN: 1469-4395
We, as a society, find ourselves confronted with a spectrum of potentially catastrophic and irreversible environmental problems, for which conventional approaches will not suffice in providing solutions. These problems are characterized, above all, by their unpredictability. This means that surprise is to be expected, and that sudden qualitative shifts in dynamics present serious problems for management. In general, it is difficult to detect strong signals of change early enough to motivate effective solutions, or even to develop scientific consensus on a time scale rapid enough to allow effective solution. Furthermore, such signals, even when detected, are likely to be displaced in space or sector from the source, so that the motivation for action is small. Conventional market mechanisms thus will be inadequate to address these challenges.