New York Green Fest 2007
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Resilience 2008
The aim of “Resilience, adaptation and transformation in turbulent times - preparing for change in social-ecological systems” is to bring together scientists working with the complex dynamics of interconnected social-ecological systems and to present, discuss, and if possible, summarise the current understanding of resilience, adaptability and pathways of transformation in such systems. Representatives from government, business and other major actors will be invited to discuss the challenges facing societal development, and together with scientists propose directions to go and pathways to avoid. To explore this further and to complement and enhance the scientific symposium, discussions have been initiated with the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts on a resilience exhibition and possibly dialogue workshops with artists performing top quality work. We envision the involvement of performing arts as well.
| What | Convention |
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| When |
2008-04-14 08:00
to 2008-04-17 18:00 |
| Contact Name | Christina Leijonhufvud |
| Contact Email | chris@beijer.kva.se |
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The interest in resilience, adaptation and transformation is growing fast in science and policy, with major implications for issues like social and economic development, livelihood and security from local to global scales. Research on actors, networks, multilevel institutions, organizations and systems of adaptive governance with the ability to respond to ecosystem feedbacks, sustain and enhance flows of freshwater, food and other ecosystem services is expanding. New interpretations of complex systems for economics and economic performance are emerging and the history of human social and cultural evolution is reassessed in the light of complexity and social-ecological systems. Social-ecological dynamics of landscapes and seascapes, the flexibility in social and economic affairs to deal with change, the ability to revive and regenerate following abrupt change and the potential for novelty and innovation are central issues that require a deeper understanding. The significance of knowledge integration crossing the boundaries of the natural and social sciences and the humanities is essential in this context, including knowledge that can integrate across temporal and spatial scales to understand dynamics, timing and drivers of change.
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