Many transitions scholars underscore the importance of learning in sustainability transitions,
but the associated learning processes have hardly been conceptualised. The diverse, well …

Social learning has become a central theme in natural resource management. This growing
interest is underpinned by a number of assertions about the outcomes of social learning …

There is much enthusiasm among scholars and public administrators for participatory and
collaborative modes of governance as a means to tackle contemporary environmental …

Participation is a prominent feature of many decision-making and planning processes.
Among its proclaimed benefits is its potential to strengthen public support and involvement …

The potential for social learning to address complex, interconnected social and
environmental challenges, such as climate change adaptation, is receiving increasing …

In response to the increasingly complex social–ecological issues facing society, there is a
growing trend to conduct environmental research in large collaborative programs. This …

Agricultural innovations can emerge from multi-actor cooperation and so actors, their roles,
and their activities will likely influence the character of novel farming practices. Recent …

Highlights•The niche and impacts of social learning as a mechanism to build resilience are
limited.•Concepts and methods are currently available for more rigorous empirical …

The success of adaptive management in conservation has been questioned and the
objective‐based management paradigm on which it is based has been heavily criticized …

The landscape services concept provides a lens to study relations within the social-
ecological networks that landscapes are, and to identify stakeholders as either providers or …