Thomas P Hughes

Biographic Data

ID253387
NAMEThomas P Hughes
GIVEN NAMESThomas P
FAMILY NAMEHughes
SIGNATUREHUGHES T P
AFFILIATIONSAustralian Research Council
ORCID0000-0002-5257-5063
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS98
TOTAL CITATIONS1204
AUTHOR COUNT97
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1933
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX7

  • Principles for coral reef restoration in the anthropocene

    Open AccessThomas P Hughes, Andrew H Baird et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2023

  • Radical interventions for climate-impacted systems

    Open AccessTiffany H Morrison, W Neil Adger et al.ARTICLENature Climate Change2022

  • The programme on ecosystem change and society (Pecs) – a decade of deepening social-ecological research through a place-based focus

    Open AccessAlbert V Norström, Bina Agarwal et al.ARTICLEEcosystems and People2022

    The Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) was established in 2011, and is now one of the major international social-ecological systems (SES) research networks. During this time, SES research has undergone a phase of rapid growth and has grown into an influential branch of sustainability science. In this Perspective, we argue that SES research has also deepened over the past decade, and helped to shed light on key dimensions of SES dyna…

  • Rebuilding marine life

    Open AccessCarlos M Duarte, Susana Agustí et al.ARTICLENature2020

    Sustainable Development Goal 14 of the United Nations aims to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”. Achieving this goal will require rebuilding the marine life-support systems that deliver the many benefits that society receives from a healthy ocean. Here we document the recovery of marine populations, habitats and ecosystems following past conservation interventions. Recovery rates acro…

  • Advancing Coral Reef Governance into the Anthropocene

    Open AccessTiffany H Morrison, W Neil Adger et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020

    The unprecedented global heatwave of 2014–2017 was a defining event for many ecosystems. Widespread degradation caused by coral bleaching, for example, highlighted the vulnerability of hundreds of millions of people dependent on reefs for their livelihoods, well-being, and food security. Scientists and policy makers are now reassessing long-held assumptions about coping with anthropogenic climate change, particularly the assumption that strong lo…

  • Political dynamics and governance of World Heritage ecosystems

    Open AccessTiffany H Morrison, W Neil Adger et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2020Cited by: 7References: 10

  • Securing a Just Space for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy

    Open AccessPhilippa J Cohen, Edward H Allison et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Marine Science2019

    The vast development opportunities offered by the world’s coasts and oceans have attracted the attention of governments, private enterprises, philanthropic organizations and international conservation organizations. High-profile dialogue and policy decisions on ocean futures are informed largely by economic and ecological research. Key insights from the social sciences raise concerns for food and nutrition security, livelihoods and social justice…

  • The Development of Large Technical Systems

    Thomas Hughes, Renate Mayntz et al.BOOKThe Development of Large…2019

  • The black box of power in polycentric environmental governance

    Open AccessTiffany H Morrison, W Neil Adger et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2019

    Failure to address unsustainable global change is often attributed to failures in conventional environmental governance. Polycentric environmental governance—the popular alternative—involves many centres of authority interacting coherently for a common governance goal. Yet, longitudinal analysis reveals many polycentric systems are struggling to cope with the growing impacts, pace, and scope of social and environmental change. Analytic shortcomin…

  • Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities

    Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, W Neil Adger et al.ARTICLENature Climate Change2018

  • Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

    Open AccessThomas P Hughes, James T Kerry et al.ARTICLENature2017

  • Coral reefs in the Anthropocene

    Open AccessThomas P Hughes, Terry P Hughes et al.ARTICLENature2017

  • Advancing sustainability through mainstreaming a social–ecological systems perspective

    Open AccessJoern Fischer, Toby Gardner et al.ARTICLECurrent Opinion in Environmental…2015Cited by: 28References: 8

  • Social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems: Modeling and policy implications

    Open AccessSimon A Levin, Simon Levin et al.ARTICLEEnvironment and Development…2013

    Systems linking people and nature, known as social-ecological systems, are increasingly understood as complex adaptive systems. Essential features of these complex adaptive systems – such as nonlinear feedbacks, strategic interactions, individual and spatial heterogeneity, and varying time scales – pose substantial challenges for modeling. However, ignoring these characteristics can distort our picture of how these systems work, causing policies …

  • General Resilience to Cope with Extreme Events

    Open AccessR Carpenter, Stephen Carpenter et al.ARTICLESustainability2012

    Resilience to specified kinds of disasters is an active area of research and practice. However, rare or unprecedented disturbances that are unusually intense or extensive require a more broad-spectrum type of resilience. General resilience is the capacity of social-ecological systems to adapt or transform in response to unfamiliar, unexpected and extreme shocks. Conditions that enable general resilience include diversity, modularity, openness, re…

  • Program on ecosystem change and society: An international research strategy for integrated social–ecological systems

    Open AccessR Carpenter, Carl Folke et al.ARTICLECurrent Opinion in Environmental…2012Cited by: 4References: 2

  • Navigating transformations in governance of Chilean marine coastal resources

    Open AccessStefan Gelcich, Thomas P Hughes et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2010

    Marine ecosystems are in decline. New transformational changes in governance are urgently required to cope with overfishing, pollution, global changes, and other drivers of degradation. Here we explore social, political, and ecological aspects of a transformation in governance of Chile's coastal marine resources, from 1980 to today. Critical elements in the initial preparatory phase of the transformation were ( i ) recognition of the depletion of…

  • Looming Global-Scale Failures and Missing Institutions

    Open AccessBrian Walker, Scott Barrett et al.ARTICLEScience2009

    Navigating global changes requires a coevolving set of collaborative, global institutions.

  • A safe operating space for humanity

    Open AccessJohan Rockström, Will Steffen et al.ARTICLENature2009

  • SHOT Founders' Themes and Problems

    Thomas P HughesARTICLETechnology and Culture2009

    SHOT Founders’ Themes and Problems Thomas P. Hughes (bio) What did SHOT’s founders believe were the major themes and problems that should be explored? It will be interesting to compare the founders’ problem choices with those Wiebe Bijker identifies today and those Rebecca Herzig envisions for the future. To explore the founders’ choices, I shall begin with the formation of a Kranzberg-organized advisory committee in 1957 and continue through 195…

  • Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity

    Open AccessJohan Rockström, Will Steffen et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2009Cited by: 768References: 10

    Rockström, J., W. Steffen, K. Noone, Å. Persson, F. S. Chapin, III, E. Lambin, T. M. Lenton, M. Scheffer, C. Folke, H. Schellnhuber, B. Nykvist, C. A. De Wit, T. Hughes, S. van der Leeuw, H. Rodhe, S. Sörlin, P. K. Snyder, R. Costanza, U. Svedin, M. Falkenmark, L. Karlberg, R. W. Corell, V. J. Fabry, J. Hansen, B. Walker, D. Liverman, K. Richardson, P. Crutzen, and J. Foley. 2009. Planetary boundaries:exploring the safe operating space for humani…

  • Chapter VIII: The War Of Independence

    Thomas P Hughes, Thomas HughesCHAPTERTom Brown's Schooldays2008

    “ They are slaves who will not choose Hatred, scoffing, and abuse, Rather than in silence shrink From the truth they needs must think: They are slaves who dare not be Rather than in silence shrink In the right with two or three.”

  • Navigating the transition to ecosystem-based management of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Open AccessPer Olsson, Carl Folke et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2008

    We analyze the strategies and actions that enable transitions toward ecosystem-based management using the recent governance changes of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park as a case study. The interplay among individual actors, organizations, and institutions at multiple levels is central in such transitions. A flexible organization, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, was crucial in initiating the transition to ecosystem-based management…

  • MIT architecture and values: Gehry’s Stata and Holl’s Simmons

    Thomas P HughesARTICLEHistory and Technology2008

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000 initiated a billion dollar building program featuring buildings by world‐renowned architects, including Frank Gehry and Steven Holl. Gehry’s Stata Center, which houses computer scientists, and Holl’s Simmons Hall dormitory raise questions about the relationship of architecture to MIT’s values. Many MIT faculty, students, and administrators celebrate Gehry’s Stata and Holl’s Simmons as expressing t…

  • Adaptive Management of the Great Barrier Reef and the Grand Canyon World Heritage Areas

    Thomas P Hughes, Terence P Hughes et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2007Cited by: 3References: 2

    Conventional perceptions of the interactions between people and their environment are rapidly transforming. Old paradigms that view humans as separate from nature, natural resources as inexhaustible or endlessly substitutable, and the world as stable, predictable, and in balance are no longer tenable. New conceptual frameworks are rapidly emerging based on an adaptive approach that focuses on learning and flexible management in a dynamic social-e…