Embracing social uncertainties with complex systems science

Perez Pascal. 2008. Embracing social uncertainties with complex systems science. In : Uncertainty and risk : multidisciplinary perspectives. Bammer Gabriele (ed.), Smithson Michael (ed.). Londres : Earthscan Publications, 147-155. (The Earthscan Risk in Society Series) ISBN 1-84407-474-9

Résumé : Human ecosystems are real-life systems characterized by very strong and longterm interactions between human communities and their environment; as such they constitute an expansion of the ecological concept of ecosystem. According to Stepp and colleagues (2003), human ecosystems not only process matter and energy flows, but - and more specifically - information flows as well. Therefore, they display very specific characteristics due to our ability to communicate and learn from others, creating the conditions for co-evolutionary processes in which chance lends a hand to necessity. Bradbury (2006) argues that, until recently, human beings had been able to adapt to changes and to cope with co-evolution through rather simple heuristics. But human activities have gradually strengthened the links globally between loosely connected environments and societies. More information, more interactions and shorter communication paths tend to create intractable dependencies between events and to generate deeper uncertainties overall

Mots-clés Agrovoc : écosystème

Classification Agris : P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
E50 - Sociologie rurale
U30 - Méthodes de recherche

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 6 (2005-2013) - Agriculture, environnement, nature et sociétés

Auteurs et affiliations

• Perez Pascal, CIRAD-ES-UPR GREEN (AUS)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/543726/)

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