Search for dissertations about: "resilience"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 440 swedish dissertations containing the word resilience.
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16. The Anthropocene Ocean : Risks and opportunities for global sustainability
Abstract : Humans have become a dominant force of planetary change. This epoch, referred to as the Anthropocene, implies profound alterations to the Earth’s marine and terrestrial ecosystems upon which so many people depend. READ MORE
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17. SEA CHANGE : Social-ecological co-evolution in Baltic Sea fisheries
Abstract : Sustainable management of natural resources requires an in-depth understanding of the interplay between social and ecological change. Linked social-ecological systems (SES) have been described as complex adaptive systems (CAS), which mean that they are irreducible, exhibit nonlinear dynamics, have interactions across scales and are uncertain and unpredictable. READ MORE
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18. Rowing social-ecological systems: morals, culture and resilience
Abstract : The shift from management and governance of ecosystems to relational complex adaptive social-ecological systems (SES) emphasizes a dynamic and integrated humans-in-nature perspective. Such a shift also needs to investigate how diversity and differences in cultures and morals relate to the existence of SES. READ MORE
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19. A Triply Green Revolution : Building water resilience for SDGs on food and poverty for Africa
Abstract : Sub-Saharan Africa is confronted with the urgent challenge of ensuring food security in the face of changing demographics, climate change and water vulnerability, which can lead to potential crop failure. Despite the high advocacy for technological solutions, such as irrigation, rainfed agricultural systems, which account for more than 90% of the region's food production, often remain overlooked. READ MORE
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20. Upholding the coral loop : Resilience, alternative stable states and feedbacks in coral reefs
Abstract : Coral reefs are suffering unprecedented declines in coral cover and species diversity. These changes are often associated with substantial shifts in community structure to new dominant organisms. Ultimately, these “phase shifts” can be persistent and very difficult to return from. READ MORE