A comprehensive understanding of interlinked ecological-economic systems requires
integration of different theoretical frameworks and assessment methods. This paper reviews …

The adaptive cycle and its extension to panarchy (nested adaptive cycles) has been a useful
metaphor and conceptual model for understanding long-term dynamics of change in …

Roads fragment landscapes and trigger human colonization and degradation of
ecosystems, to the detriment of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The planet's remaining …

We propose four postulates as the minimum set of logical propositions necessary for a
theory of pulse dynamics and disturbance in ecosystems:(1) resource dynamics …

Political Agroecology is the first book to offer a systematic and articulated reflection on
Political Agroecology from the Agroecological perspective. It defines the disciplinary field …

Social complexity and sustainability emerge from successful problem solving, rather than
directly from environmental conditions. Social complexity develops from problem solving at …

In the context of present global changes, interest in understanding how systems respond to
anthropogenic environmental pressures and stress has increased. Indices that characterize …

Co** with surprise and uncertainty resulting from the emergence of undesired and
unexpected novelty or the sudden reorganization of systems at multiple spatiotemporal …

The “critical zone” includes the coupled earth surface systems of vegetation, regolith and
groundwater that are essential to sustaining life on the planet. The function of this zone is the …

Energy analyses applied to agriculture should express something more than the “energy
cost” of the net biomass produced for the benefit of society. They should also provide …