What do we talk about when we talk about Social-Ecological Systems? A Literature Review

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Herrero Jáuregui, Cristina; Arnaiz Schmitz, Cecilia; Reyes, María Fernanda; Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia; Hernandez Agramonte, Ignacio M.; Easdale, Marcos Horacio; Schmitz, María Fe; Aguiar, Martín Roberto; Gómez Sal, Antonio; Montes, Carlos
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2018
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In the last decade, probably in response to global changes and the environmental crisis, the use of the term “social-ecological system” (SES) in scientific literature has grown. This is certainly a sign that the need and importance of transdisciplinary research has been recognized. Here, we explore whether the use of the term is a buzzword or, rather, actually represents a key concept in the integration of social and ecological research. We compiled a database of publications (N = 1289) that mentioned SES in the title, keywords and abstract. Subsequently, we analyzed the authors’ affiliations, type of work (conceptual, empirical or review), study site, prevailing human use, temporal and spatial scales of the analysis, kind of variables analyzed (socioeconomic or biophysical), and the method/s used to integrate them. We detected four time spans in the use of the term (1975–1997, 1998–2006, 2007–2012, 2013–2016). Our results suggest that SES is a widely invoked concept in the study of the interface between social and ecological systems. Most works show some common elements, such as the analysis of resilience, ecosystem services, sustainability, governance and adaptive management. However, the majority of studies do not study SES as a whole, integrating both social and ecological variables and their feedback loops. We consider SES as a concept still in construction in order to build a necessary framework for the integration of social and ecological sciences. For a robust evolution, we recommend that one focus on: (i) A conscious, discussed and agreed effort of scientists to conduct the transdisciplinary research needed to study SES; and (ii) the development of methodological tools for the true integration of social and ecological data.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Herrero-Jáuregui, Cristina. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución; España
Fil: Arnaiz-Schmitz, Cecilia. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Laboratorio de Socioecosistemas; España
Fil: Reyes, María Fernanda. Fil: Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Agramonte, Ignacio. University of Tartu. Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, Department of Botany; Estonia
Fil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Schmitz, María Fe. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución; España
Fil: Aguiar, Martín Roberto. Fil: Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Gómez-Sal, Antonio. Universidad de Alcalá, Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Ecología; España
Fil: Montes, Carlos. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Laboratorio de Socioecosistemas; España
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spelling What do we talk about when we talk about Social-Ecological Systems? A Literature ReviewHerrero Jáuregui, CristinaArnaiz Schmitz, CeciliaReyes, María FernandaTelesnicki, Marta CeciliaHernandez Agramonte, Ignacio M.Easdale, Marcos HoracioSchmitz, María FeAguiar, Martín RobertoGómez Sal, AntonioMontes, CarlosEcologíaInvestigaciónEcologyResearchIndexing of InformationIndización de la InformaciónSistema Socio-EcológicoIn the last decade, probably in response to global changes and the environmental crisis, the use of the term “social-ecological system” (SES) in scientific literature has grown. This is certainly a sign that the need and importance of transdisciplinary research has been recognized. Here, we explore whether the use of the term is a buzzword or, rather, actually represents a key concept in the integration of social and ecological research. We compiled a database of publications (N = 1289) that mentioned SES in the title, keywords and abstract. Subsequently, we analyzed the authors’ affiliations, type of work (conceptual, empirical or review), study site, prevailing human use, temporal and spatial scales of the analysis, kind of variables analyzed (socioeconomic or biophysical), and the method/s used to integrate them. We detected four time spans in the use of the term (1975–1997, 1998–2006, 2007–2012, 2013–2016). Our results suggest that SES is a widely invoked concept in the study of the interface between social and ecological systems. Most works show some common elements, such as the analysis of resilience, ecosystem services, sustainability, governance and adaptive management. However, the majority of studies do not study SES as a whole, integrating both social and ecological variables and their feedback loops. We consider SES as a concept still in construction in order to build a necessary framework for the integration of social and ecological sciences. For a robust evolution, we recommend that one focus on: (i) A conscious, discussed and agreed effort of scientists to conduct the transdisciplinary research needed to study SES; and (ii) the development of methodological tools for the true integration of social and ecological data.Estación Experimental Agropecuaria BarilocheFil: Herrero-Jáuregui, Cristina. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución; EspañaFil: Arnaiz-Schmitz, Cecilia. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Laboratorio de Socioecosistemas; EspañaFil: Reyes, María Fernanda. Fil: Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; ArgentinaFil: Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; ArgentinaFil: Agramonte, Ignacio. University of Tartu. Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, Department of Botany; EstoniaFil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Schmitz, María Fe. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución; EspañaFil: Aguiar, Martín Roberto. Fil: Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; ArgentinaFil: Gómez-Sal, Antonio. Universidad de Alcalá, Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Ecología; EspañaFil: Montes, Carlos. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv What do we talk about when we talk about Social-Ecological Systems? A Literature Review
title What do we talk about when we talk about Social-Ecological Systems? A Literature Review
spellingShingle What do we talk about when we talk about Social-Ecological Systems? A Literature Review
Herrero Jáuregui, Cristina
Ecología
Investigación
Ecology
Research
Indexing of Information
Indización de la Información
Sistema Socio-Ecológico
title_short What do we talk about when we talk about Social-Ecological Systems? A Literature Review
title_full What do we talk about when we talk about Social-Ecological Systems? A Literature Review
title_fullStr What do we talk about when we talk about Social-Ecological Systems? A Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed What do we talk about when we talk about Social-Ecological Systems? A Literature Review
title_sort What do we talk about when we talk about Social-Ecological Systems? A Literature Review
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Herrero Jáuregui, Cristina
Arnaiz Schmitz, Cecilia
Reyes, María Fernanda
Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia
Hernandez Agramonte, Ignacio M.
Easdale, Marcos Horacio
Schmitz, María Fe
Aguiar, Martín Roberto
Gómez Sal, Antonio
Montes, Carlos
author Herrero Jáuregui, Cristina
author_facet Herrero Jáuregui, Cristina
Arnaiz Schmitz, Cecilia
Reyes, María Fernanda
Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia
Hernandez Agramonte, Ignacio M.
Easdale, Marcos Horacio
Schmitz, María Fe
Aguiar, Martín Roberto
Gómez Sal, Antonio
Montes, Carlos
author_role author
author2 Arnaiz Schmitz, Cecilia
Reyes, María Fernanda
Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia
Hernandez Agramonte, Ignacio M.
Easdale, Marcos Horacio
Schmitz, María Fe
Aguiar, Martín Roberto
Gómez Sal, Antonio
Montes, Carlos
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ecología
Investigación
Ecology
Research
Indexing of Information
Indización de la Información
Sistema Socio-Ecológico
topic Ecología
Investigación
Ecology
Research
Indexing of Information
Indización de la Información
Sistema Socio-Ecológico
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In the last decade, probably in response to global changes and the environmental crisis, the use of the term “social-ecological system” (SES) in scientific literature has grown. This is certainly a sign that the need and importance of transdisciplinary research has been recognized. Here, we explore whether the use of the term is a buzzword or, rather, actually represents a key concept in the integration of social and ecological research. We compiled a database of publications (N = 1289) that mentioned SES in the title, keywords and abstract. Subsequently, we analyzed the authors’ affiliations, type of work (conceptual, empirical or review), study site, prevailing human use, temporal and spatial scales of the analysis, kind of variables analyzed (socioeconomic or biophysical), and the method/s used to integrate them. We detected four time spans in the use of the term (1975–1997, 1998–2006, 2007–2012, 2013–2016). Our results suggest that SES is a widely invoked concept in the study of the interface between social and ecological systems. Most works show some common elements, such as the analysis of resilience, ecosystem services, sustainability, governance and adaptive management. However, the majority of studies do not study SES as a whole, integrating both social and ecological variables and their feedback loops. We consider SES as a concept still in construction in order to build a necessary framework for the integration of social and ecological sciences. For a robust evolution, we recommend that one focus on: (i) A conscious, discussed and agreed effort of scientists to conduct the transdisciplinary research needed to study SES; and (ii) the development of methodological tools for the true integration of social and ecological data.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Herrero-Jáuregui, Cristina. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución; España
Fil: Arnaiz-Schmitz, Cecilia. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Laboratorio de Socioecosistemas; España
Fil: Reyes, María Fernanda. Fil: Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Agramonte, Ignacio. University of Tartu. Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, Department of Botany; Estonia
Fil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Schmitz, María Fe. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución; España
Fil: Aguiar, Martín Roberto. Fil: Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Gómez-Sal, Antonio. Universidad de Alcalá, Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Ecología; España
Fil: Montes, Carlos. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Laboratorio de Socioecosistemas; España
description In the last decade, probably in response to global changes and the environmental crisis, the use of the term “social-ecological system” (SES) in scientific literature has grown. This is certainly a sign that the need and importance of transdisciplinary research has been recognized. Here, we explore whether the use of the term is a buzzword or, rather, actually represents a key concept in the integration of social and ecological research. We compiled a database of publications (N = 1289) that mentioned SES in the title, keywords and abstract. Subsequently, we analyzed the authors’ affiliations, type of work (conceptual, empirical or review), study site, prevailing human use, temporal and spatial scales of the analysis, kind of variables analyzed (socioeconomic or biophysical), and the method/s used to integrate them. We detected four time spans in the use of the term (1975–1997, 1998–2006, 2007–2012, 2013–2016). Our results suggest that SES is a widely invoked concept in the study of the interface between social and ecological systems. Most works show some common elements, such as the analysis of resilience, ecosystem services, sustainability, governance and adaptive management. However, the majority of studies do not study SES as a whole, integrating both social and ecological variables and their feedback loops. We consider SES as a concept still in construction in order to build a necessary framework for the integration of social and ecological sciences. For a robust evolution, we recommend that one focus on: (i) A conscious, discussed and agreed effort of scientists to conduct the transdisciplinary research needed to study SES; and (ii) the development of methodological tools for the true integration of social and ecological data.
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