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Residential landscapes as social-ecological systems: a synthesis of multi-scalar interactions between people and their home environment

verfasst von: Elizabeth M. Cook, Sharon J. Hall, Kelli L. Larson

Erschienen in: Urban Ecosystems | Ausgabe 1/2012

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Abstract

Residential landscapes are a common setting of human-environment interactions. These ubiquitous ecosystems provide social and ecological services, and yard maintenance leads to intended and unintended ecological outcomes. The ecological characteristics of residential landscapes and the human drivers of landscape management have been the focus of disciplinary studies, often at a single scale of analysis. However, an interdisciplinary examination of residential landscapes is needed to understand the feedbacks and tradeoffs of these complex adaptive social-ecological systems as a whole. Our aim is to synthesize the diversity of perspectives, scales of analysis, and findings from the literature in order to 1) contribute to an interdisciplinary understanding of residential landscapes and 2) identify research needs while providing a robust conceptual approach for future studies. We synthesize 256 studies from the literature and develop an interdisciplinary, multi-scalar framework on residential landscape dynamics. Complex human drivers (attitudinal, structural, and institutional factors) at multiple scales influence management practices and the feedbacks with biophysical characteristics of residential landscapes. However, gaps exist in our interdisciplinary understanding of residential landscapes within four key but understudied areas: 1) the link between social drivers and ecological outcomes of management decisions, 2) the ecosystem services provided by these landscapes to residents, 3) the interactions of social drivers and ecological characteristics across scales, and 4) generalizations of patterns and processes across cities. Our systems perspective will help to guide future interdisciplinary collaborations to integrate theories and research methods across geographic locations and spatial scales.

Vorheriger Artikel The residential landscape: fluxes of elements and the role of household decisions

Nächster Artikel Land-cover fragmentation and configuration of ownership parcels in an exurban landscape

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Titel: Residential landscapes as social-ecological systems: a synthesis of multi-scalar interactions between people and their home environment
verfasst von: Elizabeth M. Cook
Sharon J. Hall
Kelli L. Larson
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2012
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Urban Ecosystems / Ausgabe 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1083-8155
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1642
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-011-0197-0

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