From Metaphor to Measurement: Resilience of What to What?

Stephen R. Carpenter; Brian Walker; J. Marty Anderies; Nick Abel

doi:10.1007/s10021-001-0045-9

Keywords

Resilience (materials science)RangelandPsychological resilienceEnvironmental resource managementMetaphorDisturbance (geology)EcologyEcosystemEcological resilienceSustainabilityRangeland managementAdaptive capacityGeographyEnvironmental scienceAgroforestrySocial psychologyPsychology

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Publication Info

Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 4
Issue: 8
Pages: 765-781
Citations: 3336
Access: Closed

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