Community, Natural Resources, and Sustainability: Overview of an Interdisciplinary and International Literature

The Special Issue Community, Natural Resources, and Sustainability seeks to engage in an interdisciplinary and international dialogue on the interrelationships of society, natural resources, and sustainability at the community level. In addition to introducing the twelve research articles published in this collection, we provide an overview of the existing literature on community and natural resource management, mainly through a review of previous reviews and a bibliometric analysis. While this literature is dominated by studies on various aspects of community-based natural resource management, the present Special Issue showcases multiple thematic areas of research that collectively contribute to a more complete understanding of the community-resources-sustainability linkages. Our review also pinpoints important gaps in existing meta-analyses and bibliometric analyses. Promising directions for future research are highlighted

Three essays on decision-making in contexts of change and uncertainty

Today's world is characterized by various changing conditions and increased unpredictability, ranging from environmental upheavals to technological advancements. This dissertation is an attempt to advance our understanding of the processes and actions of decision-makers that aid in moderating harm and exploiting beneficial windows of opportunities in either anticipatory or reactive manners. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the first essay examines the issue of rural household resilience. This essay synthesizes some of the main contributions from various subfields and proposes a typology (i.e., a systematic classification of related concepts) to organize knowledge in this arena, as well as to guide future research and review efforts. The second essay assesses the resilience capacities of agro-pastoralists in the Altiplano region of Bolivia. The Bolivian Altiplano is characterized by climate variability and change. The households in this region are constantly engaging in a range of resilience-building activities, and this study investigates the effectiveness of those efforts. The third essay focuses on issues relating to the adoption of smart farm networks. Due to the rise in threats that transcend farm boundaries, management practices at the landscape or community level--aided by computing and communications technology--are often required to respond adequately. This study employs a translational research process to examine the views of commodity crop farmers in the United States on the use of digital technologies in collaborative contexts. Taken together, the essays in this dissertation contribute to the discussion and examination of decision-making in the contexts of change and uncertainty.Includes bibliographical references

Community, Natural Resources, and Sustainability: Overview of an Interdisciplinary and International Literature

The Special Issue Community, Natural Resources, and Sustainability seeks to engage in an interdisciplinary and international dialogue on the interrelationships of society, natural resources, and sustainability at the community level. In addition to introducing the twelve research articles published in this collection, we provide an overview of the existing literature on community and natural resource management, mainly through a review of previous reviews and a bibliometric analysis. While this literature is dominated by studies on various aspects of community-based natural resource management, the present Special Issue showcases multiple thematic areas of research that collectively contribute to a more complete understanding of the community-resources-sustainability linkages. Our review also pinpoints important gaps in existing meta-analyses and bibliometric analyses. Promising directions for future research are highlighted