Dr. Berkes arbeitet an der Schnittstelle von Natur- und Sozialwissenschaften und untersucht die Beziehung zwischen Gesellschaften und ihren Ressourcen. Seine Arbeit konzentriert sich auf das Konzept der Allmende und erforscht die Bedingungen, unter denen die „Tragödie der Allmende“ durch gemeinschaftsbasierte und kooperative Managementansätze vermieden werden kann. Er betont theoretische und praktische Aspekte des Ressourcenmanagements, die traditionelles Wissen mit der Theorie komplexer Systeme und Resilienz integrieren. Seine Forschung befasst sich mit adaptivem Co-Management, der Rolle indigenen Wissens und der Umwelt governance, insbesondere im Kontext der Anpassung an den Klimawandel.
Focusing on the wisdom of indigenous and rural communities globally, this book highlights the significance of local knowledge as a vital complement to scientific ecology. It emphasizes the cultural and political importance of this knowledge for indigenous peoples, while also providing updated resources and a wealth of new references. The fourth edition notably amplifies the voices of indigenous authors and showcases a growing body of local observations on climate change, enriching the discourse on ecology and sustainability.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Providing a concise overview of resilience in the context of unprecedented global environmental change, this Advanced Introduction addresses the intertwined systems of people and nature. It explores ecological resilience, incorporating social science approaches and concepts, and identifies and discusses innovative ways of planning for an increasingly unpredictable future.Key Examining the concept of resilience rooted in historical analysis, from Greenland’s Vikings to the collapse of Maya civilization, this insightful Advanced Introduction will be essential reading for students and scholars of environmental studies, ecological economics, environmental and human geography, political studies, socio-economics, sociology and social policy. It includes key concepts for practitioners in the areas of climate change, development studies, disaster management, and natural resources management.
