Equity, Vulnerability and Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems: a contemporary example from the Russian Arctic
Environmental and social problems are tightly linked in coupled social-ecological systems in the Arctic. The article discusses the importance of equity as a factor in the adaptive capacity of a region undergoing relatively rapid climate change and simultaneous land use change in the northwest Russia...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://library.arcticportal.org/418/ http://library.arcticportal.org/418/1/B._Forbes_-_Equity,_Vulnerability_and_Resilience_in_Social_Ecological_Systems._A_Contemporary_Example_from_the_Russian_Arctic.pdf |
| Summary: | Environmental and social problems are tightly linked in coupled social-ecological systems in the Arctic. The article discusses the importance of equity as a factor in the adaptive capacity of a region undergoing relatively rapid climate change and simultaneous land use change in the northwest Russian Arctic. |
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