Advancing sustainability through mainstreaming a social–ecological systems perspective

J. Fischer; T.A. Gardner; A.M. Bennett; P. Blavanera; R. Biggs; S. Carpenter; T. Daw; C. Folke; R. Hill; T.P. Hughes; T. Luthe; M. Maass; M. Meacham; A.V. Norström; G Peterson; C. Queiroz; R. Seppelt; M.J. Spierenburg; J. Tenhunen

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2015.06.002

Advancing sustainability through mainstreaming a social–ecological systems perspective

J. Fischer, T.A. Gardner, A.M. Bennett, P. Blavanera, R. Biggs, S. Carpenter, T. Daw, C. Folke, R. Hill, T.P. Hughes, T. Luthe, M. Maass, M. Meacham, A.V. Norström, G Peterson, C. Queiroz, R. Seppelt, M.J. Spierenburg, J. Tenhunen

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The concept of social-ecological systems is useful for understanding the interlinked dynamics of environmental and societal change. The concept has helped facilitate: (1) increased recognition of the dependence of humanity on ecosystems; (2) improved collaboration across disciplines, and between science and society; (3) increased methodological pluralism leading to improved systems understanding; and (4) major policy frameworks considering social-ecological interactions. Despite these advances, the potential of a social-ecological systems perspective to improve sustainability outcomes has not been fully realized. Key priorities are to: (1) better understand and govern social-ecological interactions between regions; (2) pay greater attention to long-term drivers; (3) better understand the interactions among power relations, justice, and ecosystem stewardship; and (4) develop a stronger science-society interface.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	144-149
Number of pages	6
Journal	Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Volume	2015
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2015.06.002
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Fischer, J., Gardner, T. A., Bennett, A. M., Blavanera, P., Biggs, R., Carpenter, S., Daw, T., Folke, C., Hill, R., Hughes, T. P., Luthe, T., Maass, M., Meacham, M., Norström, A. V., Peterson, G., Queiroz, C., Seppelt, R., Spierenburg, M. J., & Tenhunen, J. (2015). Advancing sustainability through mainstreaming a social–ecological systems perspective. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2015(14), 144-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2015.06.002

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