Opportunities and challenges of the ecosystem approach
文献类型：期刊论文
| 作者 | Richter, Carsten H.; Xu, Jianchu ; Wilcox, Bruce A.
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| 刊名 | FUTURES
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| 出版日期 | 2015-03-01 |
| 卷号 | 67页码:40-51 |
| 关键词 | Ecosystem approach Transdisciplinarity Adaptive management Generative thinking Complex adaptive systems theory Social-ecological systems |
| 英文摘要 | Humanity will continue to struggle with solving its existential problems in the future if command-and-control continues as the predominant approach to environmental and natural resources management. Recognizing the ecosystem perspective, complex adaptive systems (CAS) theory and transdisciplinary collaboration as conceptual opportunities to developing innovative and socially robust solutions is an important step in the right direction. However, because ecosystems are constantly evolving, human co-development has to account for inherent ecological uncertainty. Thus, sustainability depends on a continuous reevaluation of objectives, continuous knowledge generation, stakeholder involvement and a deeper understanding of evolving social and ecological dynamics. These requirements of continuity are hardly met by current approaches consisting of consecutive transdisciplinary projects focused on solving the most urgent problems of mismanagement at hand. Therefore, in this paper we argue for an organizational setup when pursuing an ecosystem approach and outline essential characteristics, inherent opportunities and fundamental challenges. Promising benefits of this approach include tested yet proactive interventions, public credibility, resource efficiency, long-term relationship building, community participation and ultimately sustainable development. Thereby, sustainability is aspired to and supported by a shared vision, organizational co-evolution, an organizational culture promoting innovation and an external autonomy to self-organize. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| 类目[WOS] | Economics ; Planning & Development |
| 研究领域[WOS] | Business & Economics ; Public Administration |
| 关键词[WOS] | ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ; COMPLEXITY THEORIES ; GRAND-CANYON ; TRANSDISCIPLINARITY ; SUSTAINABILITY ; EXPLOITATION ; CONSERVATION ; RESOURCES ; CREATION |
| 收录类别 | SSCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000352668800005 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/20680]  |
| 专题 | 昆明植物研究所_资源植物与生物技术所级重点实验室 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Richter, Carsten H.,Xu, Jianchu,Wilcox, Bruce A.. Opportunities and challenges of the ecosystem approach[J]. FUTURES,2015,67:40-51. |
| APA | Richter, Carsten H.,Xu, Jianchu,&Wilcox, Bruce A..(2015).Opportunities and challenges of the ecosystem approach.FUTURES,67,40-51. |
| MLA | Richter, Carsten H.,et al."Opportunities and challenges of the ecosystem approach".FUTURES 67(2015):40-51. |
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