Marion Glaser
Measuring and understanding sustainability-enhancing processes in tropical coastal and marine social-ecological systems
Glaser, Marion; Christie, Patrick; Diele, Karen; Dsikowitzky, Larissa; Ferse, Sebastian; Nordhaus, Inga; Schl�ter, Achim; Schwerdtner Ma�ez, Kathleen; Wild, Christian
Authors
Patrick Christie
Prof Karen Diele K.Diele@napier.ac.uk
Professor
Larissa Dsikowitzky
Sebastian Ferse
Inga Nordhaus
Achim Schl�ter
Kathleen Schwerdtner Ma�ez
Christian Wild
Abstract
Tropical coastal and marine social–ecological systems (CM-SES) are diverse, complex and dynamic, facing special challenges as hotspots of biodiversity and centres of population growth. Sustainability science focuses on the state of such systems and mostly analyses undesirable social–ecological outcomes. In a collaborative effort between natural and social scientists, this paper examines not only key indicators for identifying the states of CM-SES but puts major emphasis on examining the processes that support sustainable tropical CM-SES dynamics. We identify a number of processes that drive desirable social–ecological dynamics, link the debates on ecosystem services and social–ecological systems analysis and offer a framework for identifying the links between key social–ecological processes. The article suggests linking relevant knowledge production processes and other sustainability-enhancing processes to each other and indicates related research needs.
Citation
Glaser, M., Christie, P., Diele, K., Dsikowitzky, L., Ferse, S., Nordhaus, I., Schlüter, A., Schwerdtner Mañez, K., & Wild, C. (2012). Measuring and understanding sustainability-enhancing processes in tropical coastal and marine social-ecological systems. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 4(3), 300-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2012.05.004
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Online Publication Date | Jun 8, 2012 |
| Publication Date | 2012-07 |
| Deposit Date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Print ISSN | 1877-3435 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1877-3443 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 300-308 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2012.05.004 |
| Keywords | Tropical coastal social–ecological systems; marine social–ecological systems; (CM-SES); bio-diversity; ecosystem services; |
| Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6363 |