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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Studying the complexity of change: Toward an analytical framework for understanding deliberate social-ecological transformations
Ecology and Society, Volume 19, No. 4, Article 54, Year 2014
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Faced with numerous seemingly intractable social and environmental challenges, many scholars and practitioners are increasingly interested in understanding how to actively engage and transform the existing systems holding such problems in place. Although a variety of analytical models have emerged in recent years, most emphasize either the social or ecological elements of such transformations rather than their coupled nature. To address this, first we have presented a definition of the core elements of a socialecological system (SES) that could potentially be altered in a transformation. Second, we drew on insights about transformation from three branches of literature focused on radical change, i.e., social movements, socio-technical transitions, and social innovation, and gave consideration to the similarities and differences with the current studies by resilience scholars. Drawing on these findings, we have proposed a framework that outlines the process and phases of transformative change in an SES. Future research will be able to utilize the framework as a tool for analyzing the alteration of social-ecological feedbacks, identifying critical barriers and leverage points and assessing the outcome of social-ecological transformations. © 2014 by the author(s). Published here under license by the Resilience Alliance.
Authors & Co-Authors
Moore, Michele Lee
Canada, Victoria
University of Victoria
Enfors-Kautsky, Elin
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Baggio, Jacopo Alessandro
United States, Tempe
Arizona State University
Norström, Albert V.
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Olsson, Per
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Biggs, Duan
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Statistics
Citations: 248
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.5751/ES-06966-190454
ISSN:
17083087