Title
"Resilience and Water Governance: Addressing Fragmentation and Uncertainty in Water Allocation and Water Quality Law" in Social-Ecological Resilience and Law
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Description
Environmental law envisions ecological systems as existing in an equilibrium state, reinforcing a rigid legal framework unable to absorb rapid environmental changes and innovations in sustainability. For the past four decades, "resilience theory," which embraces uncertainty and nonlinear dynamics in complex adaptive systems, has provided a robust, invaluable foundation for sound environmental management. Reforming American law to incorporate this knowledge is the key to sustainability. This volume features top legal and resilience scholars speaking on resilience theory and its legal applications to climate change, biodiversity, national parks, and water law
ISBN
9780231160599
Publication Date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
City
New York
Disciplines
Environmental Law | Water Law
Recommended Citation
Social-Ecological Resilience and Law (Ahjond S. Garmestani & Craig R. Allen eds. 2014)
Comments
Authors: Barbara A. Cosens and Craig A. Stow