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1 online resource (pages .) |
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Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Social-Ecological Resilience and Law; 1. Wilderness Preserves: Still Relevant and Resilient After All These Years, by Sandi Zellmer and John M. Anderies; 2. Bringing Resilience to Wildlife Management and Biodiversity Protection, by Melinda Harm Benson and Matthew E. Hopton; 3. Landscape Level Management of Parks, Refuges, and Preserves for Ecosystem Resilience, by Robert L. Glicksman and Graeme S. Cumming; 4. Marine Protected Areas, Marine Spatial Planning, and the Resilience of Marine Ecosystems, by Robin Kundis Craig and Terry P. Hughes |
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5. Resilience and Water Governance: Addressing Fragmentation and Uncertainty in Water Allocation and Water Quality Law, by Barbara A. Cosens and Craig A. Stow6. Institutionalized Cooperation and Resilience in Transboundary Freshwater Allocation, by Olivia Odom Green and Charles Perrings; 7. Ecosystem Services, Ecosystem Resilience, and Resilience of Ecosystem Management Policy, J.B. Ruhl and F. Stuart Chapin III; 8. Maintaining Resilience in the Face of Climate Change, by Alejandro E. Camacho and T. Douglas Beard |
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9. Matching Scales of Law with Social-Ecological Contexts to Promote Resilience, by Jonas Ebbesson and Carl Folke10. Incorporating Resilience and Innovation into Law and Policy: A Case for Preserving a Natural Resource Legacy and Promoting a Sustainable Future, by Tarsha Eason, Alyson C. Flournoy, Heriberto Cabezas, and Michael A. Gonzalez; 11. Adaptive Law, Craig Anthony Arnold and Lance H. Gunderson; 12. The Integration of Social-Ecological Resilience and Law, by Ahjond S. Garmestani, Craig R. Allen, J.B. Ruhl, and C.S. Holling; Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
Environmental law envisions ecological systems as existing in an equilibrium state, or a?balance of nature," reinforcing a rigid legal framework unable to absorb rapid environmental changes and innovations in sustainability. For the past three decades,?resilience theory," which embraces uncertainty and nonlinear dynamics in complex adaptive systems, has shown itself to be a robust and invaluable basis for sound environmental management. Reforming American law to account for this knowledge is key to transitioning to sustainability. This volume features top legal and resilience scholars s |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Ecosystem health.
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Ecosystem management.
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Environmental law.
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Environmental policy.
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Law reform.
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Resilience (Ecology)
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environmental policy.
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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LAW -- Science & Technology.
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Ecosystem health.
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Ecosystem management.
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Environmental law.
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Environmental policy.
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Law reform.
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Resilience (Ecology)
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Electronic book
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Allen, Craig R., editor
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Garmestani, Ahjond S., editor
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| ISBN |
0231536356 |
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9780231536356 |
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