anthropology – Roundtable https://roundtable.nceas.ucsb.edu An information-sharing forum for the NCEAS community. Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:29:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.5 A Network Approach to Assessing Social-Ecological Systems in the Cook Islands (Nov 10) https://roundtable.nceas.ucsb.edu/2015/11/02/a-network-approach-to-assessing-social-ecological-systems-in-the-cook-islands-nov-10/ https://roundtable.nceas.ucsb.edu/2015/11/02/a-network-approach-to-assessing-social-ecological-systems-in-the-cook-islands-nov-10/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:29:05 +0000 http://roundtable.nceas.ucsb.edu/?p=946074 Continue reading →]]> A social-ecological system approach emphasizes the connectivity that exists between natural and human systems. This coupling is evident at a local scale, with people accessing natural resources for food provisioning and economic gain, and ecosystems providing services such as storm protection and food security. At a larger scale, institutions, and regional and global ecological processes influence how systems function. I present findings from research in Colombia and the Solomon Islands where social networks, institutions, livelihoods, and local ecological knowledge were analyzed to determine the factors that influence an individual’s motivation to comply with marine resource management and to withstand large-scale ecological disturbances. Finally, I propose a network-based approach to quantify social-ecological system interaction and assess the drivers of resilience in the Cook Islands.

Dr. Jaime Matera
Anthropology Program
California State University Channel Islands

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