书目名称 | Social-Ecological Systems in Transition | 编辑 | Shoko Sakai,Chieko Umetsu | 视频video | | 概述 | Includes numerous case studies of social–ecological systems from Asia, the Americas, and Africa.Is edited and written by both social and natural scientists.Presents a transdisciplinary study that brin | 丛书名称 | Global Environmental Studies | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | This book presents an overview of current knowledge about social–ecological systems (SESs), a productive new field dedicated to understanding the relationships between human society and nature. To make the reader aware of how SESs are necessary to maintain our society, the book begins with a broad perspective about what social–ecological systems are and what the related research issues in this field are as well. The second part discusses how human activities have changed ecosystems from temperate grasslands to tropical areas. The third part focuses on the adaptability of societies to unpredictable fluctuation in ecosystems, while the last part summarizes factors for the resilience of society against social and ecological shocks. Human activities have severely degraded most natural ecosystems, which are now in critical condition. Various approaches have been developed to improve the SESs, to understand environmental problems and explore better ways to increase the sustainability both of ecosystems and of human societies. However, a clear perspective on how to address such problems is still lacking. Part of the difficulty arises because of the diversity and complexity of ecosystems a | 出版日期 | Book 2014 | 关键词 | Ecological and economic sustainability; Ecosystem services; Green space management; Mongolian nomadism; | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54910-9 | isbn_softcover | 978-4-431-56386-0 | isbn_ebook | 978-4-431-54910-9Series ISSN 2192-6336 Series E-ISSN 2192-6344 | issn_series | 2192-6336 | copyright | Springer Japan 2014 |
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