Society's response to every dimension of global climate change is mediated by culture. We
analyse new research across the social sciences to show that climate change threatens …

Although shale energy development can bring infusions of money and jobs to local
communities, an array of risks to community-level assets and institutions is also possible …

Resource-dependent industries are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and their
ability to adapt will be as critical to society as to the natural systems upon which they rely …

Maintaining a healthy balance between human prosperity and environmental integrity is at
the core of the principles of Ecological Sustainable Development. Resource‐protection …

The well‐being of residents of resource dependent communities is a question of traditional
interest to rural sociologists. The label “resource dependent” obscures how this relationship …

The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material,
do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN, CSIRO …

We argue that purely deficit-based perspectives regarding urban social-ecological systems
(SES) and the human populations within them represent barriers to these systems' ability to …

As the impacts of climate-change on resource-dependent industries manifest, there is a
commensurate effort to identify and implement strategies to reduce them. Yet, even when …

The status of many invasive plant species that are also of high commercial value is
contentious. Management of negative impacts depends on the support and co-operation of …

This paper addresses the question of whether policy perception can erode or enhance the
ability of commercial fishers to be resilient to changes in fisheries policy. An understanding …