Disentangling the complexity of human–nature interactions

dc.contributor.authorBennett, Elena M.
dc.contributor.authorReyers, Belinda
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-30T11:18:16Z
dc.date.available2024-04-30T11:18:16Z
dc.date.issued2023-04
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : There are no data that need to be archived for this paper.en_US
dc.description.abstractHuman–nature interactions have been identified as an important leverage point for achieving sustainability. Processes to recognize, protect, improve and reimagine human–nature interactions will be central to shift the world to more sustainable and equitable pathways and futures. In the context of the interconnected and rapidly changing Anthropocene, work on human–nature interactions must move beyond dominant linear assumptions of a relatively simple and easily and predictably manipulated world to acknowledge and engage with the complex, dynamic, asymmetrical and unequal nature of the interactions connecting people and nature. Based on three key features highlighted by the study of complex social–ecological systems (SES)—that these systems are relational, open and dynamic—we propose three new directions for the study and management of human–nature interactions that can help to acknowledge and disentangle the globally intertwined and dynamic nature of these interactions. These features suggest new directions and foci for sustainability science: the inseparable and relational qualities of the interactions between people and nature; the cross-scale nature of these relationships; and the continuously evolving and changing form of these relationships. To bridge the gap between the theory of complex, inseparable and unequal human–nature interactions and the reductionist tendencies in research and practice, SES research raises opportunities to connect local action and global learning; to mobilize and develop new cross-scale and relational capacities to encourage synergies and avoid trade-offs; and to explore, experiment and learn our way forward onto more sustainable and equitable pathways.en_US
dc.description.departmentFuture Africaen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-10:Reduces inequalitiesen_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-13:Climate actionen_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-15:Life on landen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipBeijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Stanford University; Canada Research Chairs.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/pan3en_US
dc.identifier.citationBennett, E. M., & Reyers, B. (2024). Disentangling the complexity of human–nature interactions. People and Nature, 6, 402–409. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10611.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2575-8314 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1002/pan3.10611
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/95814
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rights© 2024 The Authors. People and Nature published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectComplex adaptive systemsen_US
dc.subjectCross-scale dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectHuman–environment interactionsen_US
dc.subjectRelational valuesen_US
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten_US
dc.subjectTransformationen_US
dc.subjectSocial–ecological systems (SES)en_US
dc.subjectSDG-15: Life on landen_US
dc.subjectSDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesen_US
dc.subjectSDG-13: Climate actionen_US
dc.titleDisentangling the complexity of human–nature interactionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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