Should Sustainability and Resilience Be Combined or Remain Distinct Pursuits

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ID4240264
AuthorsCharles L Redman (0000-0001-7193-7368, Arizona State University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume19
Issue2
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConservation Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087
PublisherResilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.5751/es-06390-190237
OpenAlexW2331765600
LanguageEN
Citations received91
References cited30

It has become common for sustainability science and resilience theory to be considered as complementary approaches. Occasionally the terms have been used interchangeably. Although these two approaches share some working principles and objectives, they also are based on some distinct assumptions about the operation of systems and how we can best guide these systems into the future. Each approach would benefit from some scholars keeping sustainability science and resilience theory separate and focusing on further developing their distinctiveness and other scholars continuing to explore them in combination. Three areas of research in which following different procedures might be beneficial are whether to prioritize outcomes or system dynamics, how best to take advantage of community input, and increasing the use of knowledge of the past as a laboratory for potential innovations

Biology · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Social sustainability · Sustainability · Sustainability science · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Environmental Science · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy · Ecology

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