Resilience thinking : sustaining ecosystems and people in a changing world / Brian Walker and David Salt ; foreword by Walter Reid.

Includes bibliographical references

Chapter 1. Living in a Complex World: An Introduction to Resilience Thinking -- Case Study 1: Carving up a National Icon: The Florida Everglades -- Chapter 2. The System Rules: Creating a Mind Space for Resilience Thinking -- Case Study 2: Between a (Salt) Rock and a Hard Place: The Goulburn-Broken Catchment, Australia -- Chapter 3. Crossing the Threshold: Be Careful about the Path You Choose? You May Not Be Able to Return -- Case Study 3: Losing the Jewel in the Crown: The Coral Reefs of the Caribbean -- Chapter 4. In the Loop: Phases, Cycles, and Scales?Adaptive Cycles and How Systems Change -- Case Study 4: Scenarios on the Lakes: The Northern Highlands Lake District, Wisconsin --Chapter 5. Making Sense of Resilience: How Do You Apply Resilience Thinking? -- Case Study 5: Building Resilience in the Wetlands: The Kristianstads Vattenrike, Sweden -- Chapter 6. Creating Space in a Shrinking World: Resilience and Sustainability