This article reviews the variety of definitions proposed for “resilience” within sustainability
science and suggests a typology according to the specific degree of normativity. There is a …

The recognition that a system can appear resilient to changes in the environment, only to
reach a critical threshold of rapid and unexpected change, is spurring work to apply …

Human activities, such as mining, forestry, and agriculture, strongly influence processes in
natural systems. Because conservation has focused on managing and protecting wildlands …

Half of the world's inhabitants now live in cities in the next twenty years, the number of urban
dwellers wiil swell to an estimated five billion people. With their inefficient transportation …

Modern city dwellers are largely detached from the environmental effects of their daily lives.
The sources of the water they drink, the food they eat, and the energy they consume are all …

This paper provides a critique of the cost-benefit analysis tool for ecosystem services policy
evaluation. We argue that when applied to public ecosystem services, the theoretical …

This second edition provides the latest emerging theories and ideas in the science of
restoration ecology. Fully one-third longer than the first edition and comprehensive in scope …

▪ Abstract Species extinctions and the deterioration of other biodiversity features worldwide
have led to the adoption of systematic conservation planning in many regions of the world …

The view of post‐mining sites is rapidly changing among ecologists and conservationists, as
sensitive restoration using spontaneous succession may turn such sites into biodiversity …

What does it mean to be a resilient city in the age of a changing climate and growing
inequity? As urban populations grow, how do we create efficient transportation systems …