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CONTENTS<br/>List of Figures xi<br/>List of Tables xvii<br/>List of Boxes xix<br/>Preface xxi<br/>Parti. Introduction<br/>Chapter 1.In Quest of a Theory of Adaptive Change 3<br/>C. S. Hailing, Lance H. Gunderson, and Donald Ludwig<br/>Part II. Theories of Change<br/>Chapter 2.Resilience and Adaptive Cycles 25<br/>C. S. Hailing and Lance H. Gunderson<br/>Chapter 3.stainability and Panarchies 63<br/>C. S. Hotting, Lance H. Gunderson, and Carry D. Peterson .<br/>Chapter 4.Why Systems of People and Nature<br/>Are Not Just Social and Ecological Systems 103<br/>Frances Westley, Stephen R. Carpenter, William A. Brock, C. S. Hailing, and Lance H. Gunderson<br/>Chapters 5 Back to the Future: Ecosystem Dynamics <br/>and Local Knowledge 121<br/>Fikret Berkes and Carl Folke<br/>Chapter 6.The Dynamics of Political Discourse in<br/>Seeking Sustainability 147<br/>Lowell Pritcbardjr. and Steven E. Sanderson<br/>Part HI. Myths, Models, and Metaphors<br/>Chapter 7.Collapse, Learning, and Renewal 173<br/>Stephen R. Carpenter, William A. Brock, and Donald Ludivig<br/>Chapter 8.Dynamic Interaction of Societies and<br/>Ecosystems—Linking Theories from Ecology,<br/>Economy, and Sociology 195<br/>Marten Scheffer, Frances Westley, William A. Brock, and Milena Holmgren<br/>Chapter 9.A Future of Surprises 241<br/>Marco A. Janssen<br/>Chapter 10.Resilience and Sustainability: The Economic<br/>Analysis of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems 261<br/>William A. Brock, Karl-Goran Ma'ler, and Charles Perrings<br/>Part IV. Linking Theory to Practice<br/>Chapter 11.Resilient Rangelands—Adaptation in<br/>Complex Systems . 293<br/>Brian Walker and Nick Abel <br/>Chapter 12 Surprises and Sustainability:<br/>Cycles of Renewal in the Everglades 315<br/>Lance H. Gunderson, C. S. Hotting, and Carry D. Peterson<br/>Chapter 13 The Devil in the Dynamics:<br/>Adaptive Management on the Front Lines 333<br/> Frances Westley <br/>Chapter 14 Planning for Resilience: Scenarios,<br/>Surprises, and Branch Points 361<br/>Gilberto C. Gallopm<br/>Part V. Summary and Synthesis<br/>Chapter 15. Discoveries for Sustainable Futures 395<br/>C. S. Hotting, Stephen R. Carpenter, William A. Brock, and Lance H. Gunderson<br/>Chapter 16. Toward an Integrative Synthesis 419<br/>RalfYorque, Brian Walker, C. S. Hailing,<br/>Lance H. Gunderson, Carl Folke,<br/>Stephen R. Carpenter, and William A. Brock<br/>Appendix A. A Model for Ecosystems with <br/>Alternative Stable States 439<br/>Appendix B.Optimizing Social Utility from Lake Use 441<br/>Appendix C.Tax as a Way to Direct Society . 443<br/>Appendix D Collective Action Problems and<br/>Their Effect on Political Power 445<br/>References 449<br/>List of Contributors 489<br/>Index 493<br/> |