Resilience and coastal governance

Knowledge and Navigation Between Stability and Transformation

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ID4239783
AuthorsLena Rölfer (0000-0002-4364-5349, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon), Louis Celliers (0000-0001-5096-1713, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon), David J Abson (0000-0003-3755-785X, Leuphana University of Lüneburg)
Year2022
Volume27
Issue2
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConservation Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087
PublisherResilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.5751/es-13244-270240
OpenAlexW4285167249
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited57

Several intergovernmental agreements highlight the need for resilience in the face of environmental and societal challenges. Coastal systems are particularly complex and susceptible to global climate change, and building human resilience to future changes is of high priority. While the concept of resilience has historically been associated with stability to perturbations, the notion of transformation within the social-ecological resilience (SER) approach has recently gained importance in ecosystem management. In order to operationalize resilience in the context of coastal governance in a changing climate, a better understanding of the concept is required. This paper provides an overview of different approaches to resilience, including stability and transformation, in order to understand resilience as a concept in a coastal governance context. Subsequently, we propose five steps and three types of knowledge (system, target, transformative) with which to embed SER in coastal governance. In addition, we consider scale and system boundaries; identify (un)desirable system characteristics and the role of normative goals and common visions in resilience management. Finally, we highlight the central role that local actors and information services play in fostering a two-way exchange between science and society and tailoring solutions for establishing or enhancing SER to the needs of local actors. We conclude that the navigation between stability and transformation within the concept of resilience is central to finding sustainable future pathways in the face of climate change

Biology · Business · Corporate governance · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Operationalization · Socio-ecological system · Sustainability · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Coastal and Marine Management · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Ecology

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