A Framework for Resilience-based Governance of Social-Ecological Systems

Panarchy provides a heuristic to characterize the cross-scale dynamics of social-ecological systems and a framework for how governance institutions should behave to be compatible with the ecosystems they manage. Managing for resilience will likely require reform of law to account for the dynamics of...

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Published in:Ecology and society 2013-01, Vol.18 (1), p.9-9, Article art9
Main Authors: Garmestani, Ahjond S., Benson, Melinda Harm
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adaptive governance
adaptive management
Coastal ecology
Ecological sustainability
Ecology
Ecosystem management
Ecosystems
Environmental conditions
environmental governance
Environmental management
Environmental regulation
Governance
Government and politics
Human ecology
intermediaries
Law
Natural resource management
panarchy
reflexive law
resilience
resilience-based governance
Social reflexivity
Society
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Summary:Panarchy provides a heuristic to characterize the cross-scale dynamics of social-ecological systems and a framework for how governance institutions should behave to be compatible with the ecosystems they manage. Managing for resilience will likely require reform of law to account for the dynamics of social-ecological systems and achieve a substantive mandate that accommodates the need for adaptation. In this paper, we suggest expansive legal reform by identifying the principles of reflexive law as a possible mechanism for achieving a shift to resilience-based governance and leveraging cross-scale dynamics to provide resilience-based responses to increasingly challenging environmental conditions.
ISSN:1708-3087
1708-3087
DOI:10.5751/ES-05180-180109