The Interplay of Well-being and Resilience in Applying a Social-Ecological Perspective
By D. Armitage, Christophe Béné, Anthony Charles, Derek Johnson, E. Allison. 2012
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Innovative combinations of social and ecological theory are required to deal with complexity and change in human- ecological systems. We examined the interplay and complementarities that emerge by linking resilience and social well-being approaches. First, we reflected on the limitations of applying ecological resilience concepts to social systems from the perspective of social theory, and particularly, the concept of well-being. Second, we examined the interplay of resilience and well-being concepts in fostering a social-ecological perspective that promises more appropriate management and policy actions. We examined five key points of interplay: (1) the limits of optimization thinking (e.g., maximum sustainable yield), (2) the role of human agency and values, (3) understandings of scale, (4) insights on "controlling variables," and (5) perspectives on thresholds and boundaries. Based on this synthesis, we offer insights to move incrementally towards interdisciplinary research and governance for complex social-ecological systems.
Subfields: General Health Professions, Social Psychology
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- The growth paradox, sustainable development, and business strategy (2021, background): “The social–ecological perspective brings together insights from multiple levels of human–nature interactions including human agency and values (Armitage et al., 2012), organizational and international governance (Ostrom, 2010), and global social–ecological systems (Steffen et al., 2015).”
- Linkages between ecosystem services and human wellbeing: A Nexus Webs approach (2018, background): “…much current research is 224 focused on developing an aggregate measure of subjective and objective wellbeing, as well as 225 considering and reflecting on the interconnectedness of social and ecological systems (Agarwala et 226 al., 2014; Armitage et al., 2012; Ivaldi, Bonatti, & Soliani, 2016).”