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Evolutionary resilience and complex lagoon systems
Author(s) -
Davoudi Simin,
Zaucha Jacek,
Brooks Elizabeth
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
integrated environmental assessment and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.665
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1551-3793
pISSN - 1551-3777
DOI - 10.1002/ieam.1823
Subject(s) - adaptability , preparedness , resilience (materials science) , context (archaeology) , transformative learning , environmental resource management , psychological resilience , environmental planning , environmental science , ecology , geography , sociology , political science , biology , psychology , pedagogy , physics , archaeology , law , psychotherapist , thermodynamics
The present study applies an evolutionary resilience framework to complex socioecological systems in the coastal regions in Europe with a particular focus on lagoons. Despite their variations, lagoons share common challenges in achieving effective and sustainable ways of governing and managing economic, social, and environmental uncertainties. Our aim is to demonstrate that building resilience involves planning not only for recovery from shocks but also for cultivating preparedness and seeking potential transformative opportunities that emerge from change. The framework consists of 4 dimensions: persistence, adaptability, transformability, and preparedness. To illustrate how this 4‐dimensional framework can be applied to the specific context of lagoons, we draw on examples of good and poor practices from the 10 lagoons studied as part of the ARCH project. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2016;12:711–718. © 2016 SETAC.