Resilience and regeneration for a world in crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10889283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joern Fischer (0000-0003-3187-8978, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, corresponding author), Steffen Farny (0000-0001-7636-1548, Leuphana University of Lüneburg), Manuel Pacheco-Romero, Manuel Pacheco‐Romero (0000-0002-9914-4009, Leuphana University of Lüneburg), Carl Folke (0000-0002-4050-3281, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-34 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AMBIO (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13280-025-02287-6 |
| PMID | 41291163 |
| OpenAlex | W4416642559 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 68 |
Both resilience and regeneration are relevant concepts in sustainability science. Resilience thinking has led to improved understanding of cross-scale cycles of growth and renewal, regime shifts, and planetary boundaries. Regeneration highlights the role of positive, place-based and partially self-perpetuating social-ecological dynamics and seeks to foster mutualistic relationships between human and more-than-human entities. This paper lays out similarities, differences and overlaps between work on resilience and regeneration. The concept of regeneration emerged both independently of resilience as well as playing a role within resilience scholarship. We show that the literatures on resilience and regeneration have elaborated complementary ideas and can be combined to derive guidance for improved governance of social-ecological systems. Because of its explicit and proactive future-orientation, the concept of regeneration could help boost nascent efforts to enact biosphere stewardship and develop positive visions for how to re-build a world that is dominated by regenerative rather than degenerative dynamics
Corporate governance · Regeneration (biology · Resilience (materials science · Stewardship (theology · Sustainability · Vision · Work (physics · Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution · Ecosystem dynamics and resilience · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |