Business sustainability and sustainable development are of great importance in modern-day
socio-economic study. Despite this, the impact of recent contributions from systems and …

There are no social systems without nature, and few ecosystems without people, such as
some large wilderness areas, recognizable for their intactness and for the very low …

This article challenges conventional policy development and evaluation approaches that
emphasize the instrumental side of technology. There is a growing gap between …

Systemic approaches to the analysis of empirical phenomena are not new, but have gained
renewed attention by many disciplines over the last decade. While ecological systems and …

This dissertation builds on work that has applied complex systems thinking to socio-
ecological systems as well as on research that explores critical and reflective approaches to …

Few ecosystems are free of extensive human influence. Landscapes change constantly from
natural and anthropogenic drivers, and land use and land cover changes by humans have …

Problem structuring methods or PSMs are widely applied across a range of variable but
generally small-scale organizational contexts. However, it has been argued that they are …

Abstract Long Point, Ontario Canada, was designated a biosphere reserve by the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1986. The not-for-profit and …

Dans cette présentation nous souhaitons aborder une question méthodologique sur
l'évaluation. Il s' agit de discuter et de comparer différents processus et outils d'évaluation …

The realities of climate change in Africa have led to a growing need for innovative
approaches to livelihoods programming that promote resilience among rural communities …