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Towards an ecosystem approach to policy process: insights from the sustainable livelihoods and ecosystem health approaches
Robinson, Lance W.; Fuller, Anthony M. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 13 (2010) 4, pp. 393-411
reductionism and to take complexity seriously. Both of these approaches have primarily been applied at relatively small scales, and …
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Generating, sharing and using science to improve and integrate policy
Gallopin, Gilberto C. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 2 (1999) 3, pp. 397-410
complexity of natural and societal systems implies a degree of irreducible uncertainty should not lead to policy paralysis. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754306
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Environmental policy in a complex world
Hinterberger, Friedrich; Luks, Fred; Stewen, Marcus; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 3 (2000) 3, pp. 276-296
Most concepts of environmental policy do not consider adequately the complexity of nature and society. While … complexity are too optimistic about the favours of laissez-faire. A coevolutionary perspective may combine both it may consider … the complexity of societal processes as well as environmental constraints. As an example for a coevolutionary strategy …
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Mediated modelling, strong transdisciplinarity and sustainable resource management in the Motueka Catchment of New Zealand
Cole, Anthony - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 4, pp. 345-364
The Motueka Catchment is located at the north-western tip of the South Island of New Zealand. After decades of productive intensification, the ecological and social identity of this catchment is still largely intact. To keep things this way, local residents, scientists and planners have been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563696
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Environmental policy in a complex world
Friedrich Hinterberger, Fred Luks, Marcus Stewen, Jan … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 3 (2000) 3, pp. 276-296
Most concepts of environmental policy do not consider adequately the complexity of nature and society. While … complexity are too optimistic about the favours of laissez-faire. A coevolutionary perspective may combine both it may consider … the complexity of societal processes as well as environmental constraints. As an example for a coevolutionary strategy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563701
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Generating, sharing and using science to improve and integrate policy
Gallopin, Gilberto C. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 2 (1999) 3, pp. 397-410
complexity of natural and societal systems implies a degree of irreducible uncertainty should not lead to policy paralysis. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563704
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The development of an integrated model for assessing sustainability of complex systems
Gamage, Gayathri Babarenda; Boyle, Carol; McDowall, Ron - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 16 (2013) 3/4, pp. 297-309
Currently, there are numerous indicators (single and composite) for measuring impacts in the three pillars, though current thinking emphasises the need for system thinking rather than the reductionist concept of pillars. Most existing indices/methods measure single aspects of sustainability and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010697263
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Mediated modelling, strong transdisciplinarity and sustainable resource management in the Motueka Catchment of New Zealand
Cole, Anthony - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 4, pp. 345-364
The Motueka Catchment is located at the north-western tip of the South Island of New Zealand. After decades of productive intensification, the ecological and social identity of this catchment is still largely intact. To keep things this way, local residents, scientists and planners have been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005553135