The programme on ecosystem change and society (PECS) – a decade of deepening social-ecological research through a place-based focus

Norström, Albert V. and Agarwal, Bina and Balvanera, Patricia and Baptiste, Brigitte and Bennett, Elena M. and Brondízio, Eduardo and Biggs, Reinette and Campbell, Bruce and Carpenter, Stephen R. and Castilla, Juan Carlos and Castro, Antonio J. and Cramer, Wolfgang and Cumming, Graeme S. and Felipe-Lucia, María and Fischer, Joern and Folke, Carl and DeFries, Ruth and Gelcich, Stefan and Groth, Juliane and Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe and Jacobs, Sander and Hofmann, Johanna and Hughes, Terry P and Lam, David P.M. and Loos, Jacqueline and Manyani, Amanda and Martín-López, Berta and Meacham, Megan and Moersberger, Hannah and Nagendra, Harini and Pereira, Laura and Polasky, Stephen and Schoon, Michael and Schultz, Lisen and Selomane, Odirilwe and Spierenburg, Marja (2022) The programme on ecosystem change and society (PECS) – a decade of deepening social-ecological research through a place-based focus. Ecosystems and People, 18 (1). pp. 598-608. ISSN 2639-5908

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Abstract

The Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) was established in 2011, and is now one of the major international social-ecological systems (SES) research networks. During this time, SES research has undergone a phase of rapid growth and has grown into an influential branch of sustainability science. In this Perspective, we argue that SES research has also deepened over the past decade, and helped to shed light on key dimensions of SES dynamics (e.g. system feedbacks, aspects of system design, goals and paradigms) that can lead to tangible action for solving the major sustainability challenges of our time. We suggest four ways in which the growth of place-based SES research, fostered by networks such as PECS, has contributed to these developments, namely by: 1) shedding light on transformational change, 2) revealing the social dynamics shaping SES, 3) bringing together diverse types of knowledge, and 4) encouraging reflexive researchers.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Norström, Albert V. and Agarwal, Bina and Balvanera, Patricia and Baptiste, Brigitte and Bennett, Elena M. and Brondízio, Eduardo and Biggs, Reinette and Campbell, Bruce and Carpenter, Stephen R. and Castilla, Juan Carlos and Castro, Antonio J. and Cramer, Wolfgang and Cumming, Graeme S. and Felipe-Lucia, María and Fischer, Joern and Folke, Carl and DeFries, Ruth and Gelcich, Stefan and Groth, Juliane and Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe and Jacobs, Sander and Hofmann, Johanna and Hughes, Terry P and Lam, David P.M. and Loos, Jacqueline and Manyani, Amanda and Martín-López, Berta and Meacham, Megan and Moersberger, Hannah and Nagendra, Harini and Pereira, Laura and Polasky, Stephen and Schoon, Michael and Schultz, Lisen and Selomane, Odirilwe and Spierenburg, Marja
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ecosystem, social-ecological systems, sustainability science, transformations, valuation, co-production, reflexive
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Factors affecting social behavior > Human ecology Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Communities Social sciences > Economics > Production > Sustainable development
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > Research Centre > Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7115
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2022.2133173

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