"Generality of mis-fit''?:The real-life difficulty of matching scales in an interconnected world
A clear understanding of processes at multiple scales and levels is of special significance when conceiving strategies for human--environment interactions. However, understanding and application of the scale concept often differ between administrative-political and ecological disciplines. These mirr...
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ftulaplandcdispu:oai:lacris.ulapland.fi:publications/329eb875-8a5a-464e-a97f-9fe35ac1a71d 2024-02-04T10:00:20+01:00 "Generality of mis-fit''?:The real-life difficulty of matching scales in an interconnected world Keskitalo, E. Carina H. Horstkotte, Tim Kivinen, Sonja Forbes, Bruce Käyhkö, Jukka 2016 https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/329eb875-8a5a-464e-a97f-9fe35ac1a71d https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-015-0757-2 eng eng https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/329eb875-8a5a-464e-a97f-9fe35ac1a71d info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Keskitalo , E C H , Horstkotte , T , Kivinen , S , Forbes , B & Käyhkö , J 2016 , ' "Generality of mis-fit''? The real-life difficulty of matching scales in an interconnected world ' , Ambio , vol. 45 , pp. 752-752 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-015-0757-2 Goodness of fit Scale Mismatch Reindeer husbandry Fennoscandia /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/1/18/1 name=Ecology evolutionary biology /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/17/1 name=Administrative science /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/17/3 name=Political science article 2016 ftulaplandcdispu https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-015-0757-2 2024-01-11T00:03:13Z A clear understanding of processes at multiple scales and levels is of special significance when conceiving strategies for human--environment interactions. However, understanding and application of the scale concept often differ between administrative-political and ecological disciplines. These mirror major differences in potential solutions whether and how scales can, at all, be made congruent. As a result, opportunities of seeking "goodness-of-fit'' between different concepts of governance should perhaps be reconsidered in the light of a potential "generality of mis-fit.'' This article reviews the interdisciplinary considerations inherent in the concept of scale in its ecological, as well as administrative-political, significance and argues that issues of how to manage "mis-fit'' should be awarded more emphasis in social-ecological research and management practices. These considerations are exemplified by the case of reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia. Whilst an indigenous small-scale practice, reindeer husbandry involves multi-level ecological and administrative-political complexities---complexities that we argue may arise in any multi-level system. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia reindeer husbandry LaCRIS - University of Lapland Current Research System Ambio 45 6 742 752 |
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A clear understanding of processes at multiple scales and levels is of special significance when conceiving strategies for human--environment interactions. However, understanding and application of the scale concept often differ between administrative-political and ecological disciplines. These mirror major differences in potential solutions whether and how scales can, at all, be made congruent. As a result, opportunities of seeking "goodness-of-fit'' between different concepts of governance should perhaps be reconsidered in the light of a potential "generality of mis-fit.'' This article reviews the interdisciplinary considerations inherent in the concept of scale in its ecological, as well as administrative-political, significance and argues that issues of how to manage "mis-fit'' should be awarded more emphasis in social-ecological research and management practices. These considerations are exemplified by the case of reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia. Whilst an indigenous small-scale practice, reindeer husbandry involves multi-level ecological and administrative-political complexities---complexities that we argue may arise in any multi-level system. |
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