This paper proposes an epistemological approach to analyse social-ecological systems from a process perspective in order to better tackle the co-constitution of the social and the ecological and the dynamism of these systems. It highlights the usefulness of rethinking our conceptual tools taking...

Despite many recent advances in sustainability science, researchers still struggle to address the key characteristics of social-ecological systems that underlie many of today’s problems. Complex cross-scale dynamics and tightly interrelated social and ecological processes characterize...

1. Research on social-ecological systems (SES) has highlighted their complex andadaptive character and pointed to the importance of recognizing their intertwinednature.2. Yet, we often base our analysis and governance of SES on static and independent objects, such as actors and resources which...