Long Term Socio-Ecological Research Studies in Society-Nature Interactions Across Spatial and Temporal Scales

The authors in this volume make a case for LTSER’s potential in providing insights, knowledge and experience necessary for a sustainability transition. This expertly edited selection of contributions from Europe and North America reviews the development of LTSER since its inception and assesses its...

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Other Authors: Singh, Simron Jit (Editor), Haberl, Helmut (Editor), Chertow, Marian (Editor), Mirtl, Michael (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:Human-Environment Interactions
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The authors in this volume make a case for LTSER’s potential in providing insights, knowledge and experience necessary for a sustainability transition. This expertly edited selection of contributions from Europe and North America reviews the development of LTSER since its inception and assesses its current state, which has evolved to recognize the value of formulating solutions to the host of ecological threats we face. Through many case studies, this book gives the reader a greater sense of where we are and what still needs to be done to engage in and make meaning from long-term, place-based and cross-disciplinary engagements with socio-ecological systems
Physical Description:XXXVIII, 590 p online resource
ISBN:9789400711778