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Application of the Adaptive Cycle and Panarchy in La Marjaleria Social-Ecological System: Reflections for Operability

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  • Marc Escamilla Nacher

    (Department of Physical Geography and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
    Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden)

  • Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira

    (Department of Physical Geography and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
    Navarino Environmental Observatory, 24001 Messinia, Greece
    Research Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society (CERNAS), Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Agrarian School of Coimbra, Bencanta, 3045-601 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • Michael Jones

    (SLU Centre for Biological Diversity, Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden)

  • Zahra Kalantari

    (Department of Physical Geography and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
    Research Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society (CERNAS), Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Agrarian School of Coimbra, Bencanta, 3045-601 Coimbra, Portugal
    Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden)

Abstract

The adaptive cycle and panarchy are recognised tools for resilience assessment prior to establishing new management approaches aligned with Anthropocene needs. This study used the adaptive cycle and panarchy to assess the dynamics of the social-ecological system (SES) of La Marjaleria, Spain, which experienced increasing human pressure and environmental degradation in recent decades, and developed the ‘adaptive curve’ as a novel graphical representation of system change in the presentation of the results. Based on a literature review of historical changes in La Marjaleria, a SES analysis was performed using the adaptive cycle and panarchy, following the Resilience Alliance’s Practitioners Guide. The assessment offered new insights into the social and ecological dynamics of La Marjaleria through identification of causes and consequences from a complex systems perspective. Previous land-use management in the area has generated tensions between different stakeholders and reduced environmental resilience. The systems thinking approach highlighted the complexity of change processes, offering the possibility of new routes for dialogue and understanding. The ‘adaptive curve’ developed as a method of illustrating interactions across scales in this study could be useful for synthesising the results of a panarchy analysis and supporting their interpretation, offering relevant departure points for future planning and decision-making.

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  • Marc Escamilla Nacher & Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira & Michael Jones & Zahra Kalantari, 2021. "Application of the Adaptive Cycle and Panarchy in La Marjaleria Social-Ecological System: Reflections for Operability," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-14, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:10:y:2021:i:9:p:980-:d:637343
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