Finding Resilience

Change and Uncertainty in Nature and Society

By: Brian Walker

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Paperback | 1 March 2019

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Floods, fires, famines, epidemics and disasters of all kinds are on the increase, and as their frequency rises so does the call for greater resilience. But what does that mean? The word is used differently in psychology, ecology, economics and engineering and runs the risk of becoming meaningless jargon. This would be most unfortunate because, if we are to successfully navigate very real and dangerous global trends, it is resilience that needs to be understood and fostered.

Finding Resilience is international in scope and unravels how ecosystems, societies and people cope with disturbance and adversity. An authoritative but plain English account which is based on the experiences of researchers, the fascinating stories from around the world reveal what resilience is, how it works in different kinds of systems, how it is expressed, and how it can be gained and lost.

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"I found it to be a beautiful and thoughtful book, which would be useful for students searching for rational answers to complex socio-ecological questions."

Dr Douglas Bardsley, Geographical Education 32, 2019

"This book was intellectually stimulating as it pushed my understanding of resilience beyond the sea-otter- kelp-forest image to new places. ...I thoroughly recommend this book to ecologists and social scientists who are interested in thinking about old ideas in new ways."

Allyson O'Brian, Australian Marine Science Bulletin 206(1), December 2019

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