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A Handful of Heuristics and Some Propositions for Understanding Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems

Brian Walker, Lance Gunderson, Ann P. Kinzig, Carl Folke, Steve R. Carpenter, Lisen Schultz

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Walker, B. H., L. H. Gunderson, A. P. Kinzig, C. Folke, S. R. Carpenter, and L. Schultz. 2006. A handful of heuristics and some propositions for understanding resilience in social-ecological systems. Ecology and Society 11(1): 13. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01530-110113

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Walker, B. H., L. H. Gunderson, A. P. Kinzig, C. Folke, S. R. Carpenter, and L. Schultz. 2006. A handful of heuristics and some propositions for understanding resilience in social-ecological systems. Ecology and Society 11(1): 13. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01530-110113

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Walker, B. H., L. H. Gunderson, A. P. Kinzig, C. Folke, S. R. Carpenter, and L. Schultz. 2006. A handful of heuristics and some propositions for understanding resilience in social-ecological systems. Ecology and Society 11(1): 13. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01530-110113

Key concepts: Heuristics, Resilience (materials science), Ecology, Ecological systems theory, Psychological resilience, Sociology, Environmental resource management, Geography

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