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

IF 5.3 Q1 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Ecosystems and People Pub Date : 2022-10-30 DOI:10.1080/26395916.2022.2133173

A. Norström, B. Agarwal, P. Balvanera, Brigitte Baptiste, Elena M. Bennett, Eduardo S Brondízio, R. Biggs, Bruce Campbell, S. Carpenter, J. Castilla, A. Castro, W. Cramer, G. Cumming, M. Felipe‐Lucia, J. Fischer, C. Folke, R. DeFries, S. Gelcich, J. Groth, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, S. Jacobs, Johanna Hofmann, T. Hughes, David P. M. Lam, Jacqueline Loos, A. Manyani, B. Martín‐López, Megan Meacham, Hannah Moersberger, H. Nagendra, Laura M. Pereira, S. Polasky, Michael L. Schoon, Lisen Schultz, O. Selomane, M. Spierenburg

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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.

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生态系统变化与社会计划（PECS）——通过基于地点的重点深化社会生态研究的十年

摘要生态系统变化与社会计划（PECS）成立于2011年，目前是国际主要的社会生态系统研究网络之一。在此期间，SES研究经历了一个快速增长的阶段，并已发展成为可持续发展科学的一个有影响力的分支。从这个角度来看，我们认为社会经济地位研究在过去十年中也有所深化，并有助于阐明社会经济地位动态的关键维度（如系统反馈、系统设计方面、目标和范式），这些维度可以为解决我们时代的重大可持续性挑战带来切实的行动。我们提出了四种方式，在PECS等网络的推动下，基于地点的SES研究的发展对这些发展做出了贡献，即：1）揭示转型变化，2）揭示塑造SES的社会动态，3）将不同类型的知识结合在一起，4）鼓励反身研究人员。

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Ecosystems and People Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

CiteScore

7.80

自引率

11.30%

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审稿时长

42 weeks

期刊介绍： Ecosystems and People is an interdisciplinary journal that addresses how biodiversity and ecosystems underpin human quality of life, and how societal activities and preferences drive changes in ecosystems. Research published in Ecosystems and People addresses human-nature relationships and social-ecological systems in a broad sense. This embraces research on biodiversity, ecosystem services, their contributions to quality of life, implications for equity and justice, and the diverse and rich ways in which people relate to nature.