Social-ecological resilience and social conflict: institutions and strategic adaptation in Swedish water management.
Ambio
; 34(7): 567-72, 2005 Nov.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16435747
ABSTRACT
Dealing with uncertainty and complexity in social-ecological systems is profoundly dependent on the ability of natural resource users to learn and adapt from ecological surprises and crises. This paper analyzes why and how learning processes are affected by strategic behavior among natural resource users and how social conflict is affected by social and ecological uncertainty. The claim is that social conflict among natural resource users seriously inhibits the possibilities of learning and adaptation in social-ecological systems. This is done combining insights from political science, experimental economics, and social-psychology and an analytical case study elaborating social conflict and institutional change in Swedish water management institutions. This paper also discusses the crucial role the institutional context plays in defining the outcome of learning processes in Swedish water management institutions and hence highlights previously poorly elaborated political aspects of learning processes and institutional change in social-ecological systems.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Abastecimento de Água
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Conflito Psicológico
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Conservação dos Recursos Naturais
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Participação da Comunidade
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Relações Interpessoais
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Aprendizagem
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ambio
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Suécia