Future landscapes: managing within complexity

dc.contributor.author	Parrott, L.
dc.contributor.author	Meyer, W.
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.description.abstract	A regional landscape is a complex social–ecological system comprising a dynamic mosaic of land uses. Management at this scale requires an understanding of the myriad interacting human and natural processes operating on the landscape over a continuum of spatial and temporal scales.Complexity science, which is not part of traditional management approaches, provides a valuable conceptual framework and quantitative tools for dealing with cross-scale interactions and non-linear dynamics in social–ecological systems. Here, we identify concepts and actions arising from complexity science that can be learned and applied by ecosystem managers and discuss how they might be implemented to achieve sustainable future landscapes.
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	Lael Parrott and Wayne S Meyer
dc.identifier.citation	Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2012; 10(7):382-389
dc.identifier.doi	10.1890/110082
dc.identifier.issn	1540-9295
dc.identifier.issn	1540-9309
dc.identifier.orcid	Meyer, W. [0000-0003-3477-9385]
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2440/73939
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Ecological Society of America
dc.rights	© The Ecological Society of America
dc.source.uri	https://doi.org/10.1890/110082
dc.title	Future landscapes: managing within complexity
dc.type	Journal article
pubs.publication-status	Published

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