Generating and Fostering Novelty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4239041 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lance Gunderson (0000-0002-5116-2101, Emory University), Lance H Gunderson, Carl Folke (0000-0002-4050-3281, Stockholm University), Marco Janssen (0000-0002-0965-2369), Marco A Janssen (0000-0002-1240-9052) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conservation Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087 |
| Publisher | Resilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.5751/es-01811-110150 |
| OpenAlex | W1605166609 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
Managing social-ecological systems can be daunting because of numeric and dynamic complexity. These complexities present great uncertainties for scientists, policy makers, stakeholders, and other groups. When approaching complicated problems, there are often mismatches between problems and solutions. At least three caricatures are useful in demonstrating the mismatch between problem and solution sets [See ADDENDUM]. For simple problems such as making a meal, a cookbook or recipe approach suffices. Other classes of complex problems are amenable to engineering approaches. For example, building bridges, sending men to the moon, or constructing trustworthy aircraft not only rely on a combination of optimization and efficiency to deal with limited resources but also call for functional redundancy to maintain system stability and reliability. The class of environmental issues and problems discussed in this journal and other outlets is much more complex and subject to true uncertainty and surprise, indeed, much more like raising a child. We argue that this class of problems requires novel approaches, creative combinations of strategies, and the ability to adapt in a changing environment
Business · Management science · Novelty · Operations research · Simplicity · Sociology · Surprise · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems · Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy · Artificial Intelligence
Contracts or Scripts? A Critical Review of the Application of Institutional Theories to the Study of Environmental Change
The Significance of Context in Community-Based Research
Periodic Closures as Adaptive Coral Reef Management in the Indo-Pacific
Viability and Risk Assessment in Species Restoration
Exploring Strategies that Build Livelihood Resilience
Matching Social and Ecological Systems in Complex Ocean Fisheries
Modeling Distribution and Abundance of Antarctic Baleen Whales Using Ships of Opportunity
Adaptive Management Planning Projects as Conflict Resolution Processes
Temporal Stability in Fishing Spots
Citizen, Science, Highways, and Wildlife
Eliciting the Implicit Knowledge and Perceptions of On-Ground Conservation Managers of the Macquarie Marshes
Relationships Between Perceived Coastal Waterway Condition and Social Aspects of Quality of Life
Economic Evaluation of Pollination Services Comparing Coffee Landscapes in Ecuador and Indonesia
Science for Place-based Socioecological Management
The Relation Between Income and Hunting in Tropical Forests
Ten Principles for Biocultural Conservation at the Southern Tip of the Americas
Efficient Conservation in a Utility-Maximization Framework
Can Resilience be Reconciled with Globalization and the Increasingly Complex Conditions of Resource Degradation in Asian Coastal Regions
Bridging the Science-Management Divide
Understanding the Stability of Forest Reserve Boundaries in the West Mengo Region of Uganda
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2010 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |