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Cosens, B., Gunderson, L., Allen, C., & Harm Benson, M. (2014). Identifying legal, ecological and governance obstacles, and opportunities for adapting to climate change. Sustainability, 6(4), 2338-2356.
Cosens, Barbara, et al. "Identifying legal, ecological and governance obstacles, and opportunities for adapting to climate change." Sustainability 6.4 (2014): 2338-2356.
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B Cosens, L Gunderson, C Allen, M Harm Benson - Sustainability, 2014 - mdpi.com

Identifying legal, ecological and governance obstacles, and opportunities for adapting to climate change.

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Bridging EPSCoR Communities AND Program Evaluation

Allen, Cosens, Gunderson, Harm

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Current governance of regional scale water management systems in the United States has not placed them on a path toward sustainability, as conflict and gridlock characterize the social arena and ecosystem services continue to erode. Changing climate may continue this trajectory, but it also provides a catalyst for renewal of ecosystems and a window of opportunity for change in institutions. Resilience provides a bridging concept that predicts that change in ecological and social systems is often dramatic, abrupt, and surprising …

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