The adaptve cycle is key to understanding resilience as an integrated ecological and social construct. The cycle is introduced elsewhere in this Web Log (http://besdirector.blogspot.com/2011/01/resilience-ecology-evolution-and.html) as well as briefly defined […]
Basics The fundamental definition of disturbance is a physical disruption of the structure of a specified system. The term may also be applied to the specific event that causes that […]
The Urbanite (www.urbanitebaltimore.com) is one of Baltimore’s cultural and intellectual treasures. Available free at many locations, or by subscription for those who don’t get to town every month, it is […]
A Perspective on Points from Ramalho and Hobbs, As Reported by the BBC on 6 December 2011 A news report by the BBC on an article critical of urban ecology […]
The new theme for research in BES emphasizes adaptive processes as a key to understanding and working with urban sustainability. Because of its importance, the intellectual theme for BES this […]
Cities are hard to explain, no doubt. Within and between cities, social capital, historical contingency, economic resources, and the deployment of power are well known explanatory variables. One kind of […]
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