{"product_id":"resilience-practice-brian-walker-9781597268011","title":"Resilience Practice: Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2006, \u003ci\u003eResilience Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e addressed an essential question: As the natural systems that sustain us are subjected to shock after shock, how much can they take and still deliver the services we need from them? This idea caught the attention of both the scientific community and the general public. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eResilience Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, authors Brian Walker and David Salt take the notion of resilience one step further, applying resilience thinking to real-world situations and exploring how systems can be managed to promote and sustain resilience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book begins with an overview and introduction to resilience thinking and then takes the reader through the process of describing systems, assessing their resilience, and intervening as appropriate. Following each chapter is a case study of a different type of social-ecological system and how resilience makes a difference to that system in practice. The final chapters explore resilience in other arenas, including on a global scale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eResilience Practice\u003c\/i\u003e will help people with an interest in the \"coping capacity\" of systems--from farms and catchments to regions and nations--to better understand how resilience thinking can be put into practice. It offers an easy-to-read but scientifically robust guide through the real-world application of the concept of resilience and is a must read for anyone concerned with the management of systems at any scale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Walker,David Salt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1597268011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597268011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Brian Walker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148280013055,"sku":"9781597268011","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/resilience-practice-brian-walker-9781597268011","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}