Fourteen propositions for resilience, fourteen years later

Ecology and Society: a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability

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Morgan MathisonSlee¹  Steven J. Lade²  Conor D. Barnes⁴  Karina Benessaiah⁵  Erin T. H. Crockett⁵  Andrea S. Downing²  Julie A. Fowler⁴  Rachael Belisle-Toler⁸  Shubhechchha Sharma¹  Klara J. Winkler⁵ 

[1] Department of Community Sustainability, Michigan State University;Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University;Fenner School of Environment & Society, The Australian National University;School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln;Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University;Department of Geography, Environment & Geomatics, University of Guelph;Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences;Michigan State University

关键词: adaptive cycle;    heuristics;    propositions;    resilience;    social-ecological systems;   

DOI  :  10.5751/ES-13248-270308

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Resilience Alliance Publications

【 摘 要 】

In 2006, Walker et al. published an article titled, “A Handful of Heuristics and Some Propositions for Understanding Resilience in Social-ecological Systems.” The article was incorporated into the Ecology and Society special feature, Exploring Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems. Walker et al. identified five heuristics and posed 14 propositions for understanding resilience in social-ecological systems. At the time, the authors hoped the paper would promote experimentation, critique, and application of these ideas in resilience and social-ecological systems research. To determine the extent to which these propositions have achieved the authors’ hopes, we reviewed the scientific literature on social-ecological systems since the article was published. Using Scopus, we identified 627 articles that cited the Walker et al. article. We then identified and assessed the articles relative to each proposition. In addition, we conducted a more general Scopus review for articles that did not cite the Walker et al. article specifically but incorporated a proposition’s concepts. Overall, articles often cite Walker et al. as a reference for a definition of a heuristic or ecological resilience generally and not to reference a specific proposition. Nonetheless, every proposition was at least mentioned in the literature and used to advance resilience scholarship on social-ecological systems. Eleven propositions were tested by multiple articles through application of case studies or other research, and 7 of the 11 propositions were substantially discussed and advanced. Finally, three propositions were heavily critiqued either as concepts in resilience literature or in their application.

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