Socio-ecological Systems and the future Flashcards
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A socio-ecological system is
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- a coherent system of interaction biophysical and social factors
- defined at spatial temporal and organisational scales
- a framework which regulates flow of natural, economic and cultural resources
- a perpetually dynamic system with continuous adaptation
2
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Nonlinearity
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path dependance, uncertainty, threshold behaviour
3
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Emergence
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behaviour not anticipated from knowledge of all parts
4
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Scale
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hierarchic structure of subsystems, different emergent properties
5
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self-organisation
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reorganisation at critical level of instability
6
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Ecological Panarchy
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cycle re-growth and depletion, climate changes different plants come in and changes ecosystem
7
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Social Panarchy
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money/human capital (infinite cycle)
8
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Reasons for historical human culture collapse
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- deforestation and habitat destruction
- soil problems
- water management problems
- overhunting and/or overfishing
- introduced species effect
- competition
9
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The future of humans and their environment
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ecology, function and appearance of a landscape is formed and will continue to be formed by a collection of factors. these include geological, economic , land use, climatic and social factors
