TY - JOUR
T1 - Coupled human and natural systems
AU - Liu, Jianguo
AU - Dietz, Thomas
AU - Carpenter, Stephen R.
AU - Folke, Carl
AU - Alberti, Marina
AU - Redman, Charles
AU - Schneider, Stephen H.
AU - Ostrom, Elinor
AU - Pell, Alice N.
AU - Lubchenco, Jane
AU - Taylor, William W.
AU - Ouyang, Zhiyun
AU - Deadman, Peter
AU - Kratz, Timothy
AU - Provencher, William
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Humans have continuously interacted with natural systems, resulting in the formation and development of coupled human and natural systems (CHANS). Recent studies reveal the complexity of organizational, spatial, and temporal couplings of CHANS. These couplings have evolved from direct to more indirect interactions, from adjacent to more distant linkages, from local to global scales, and from simple to complex patterns and processes. Untangling complexities, such as reciprocal effects and emergent properties, can lead to novel scientific discoveries and is essential to developing effective policies for ecological and socioeconomic sustainability. Opportunities for truly integrating various disciplines are emerging to address fundamental questions about CHANS and meet society's unprecedented challenges.
AB - Humans have continuously interacted with natural systems, resulting in the formation and development of coupled human and natural systems (CHANS). Recent studies reveal the complexity of organizational, spatial, and temporal couplings of CHANS. These couplings have evolved from direct to more indirect interactions, from adjacent to more distant linkages, from local to global scales, and from simple to complex patterns and processes. Untangling complexities, such as reciprocal effects and emergent properties, can lead to novel scientific discoveries and is essential to developing effective policies for ecological and socioeconomic sustainability. Opportunities for truly integrating various disciplines are emerging to address fundamental questions about CHANS and meet society's unprecedented challenges.
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U2 - 10.1579/0044-7447(2007)36[639:CHANS]2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1579/0044-7447(2007)36[639:CHANS]2.0.CO;2
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18240679
AN - SCOPUS:38049143212
SN - 0044-7447
VL - 36
SP - 639
EP - 649
JO - Ambio
JF - Ambio
IS - 8
ER -