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Resilience of small-scale societies: a view from drylands

Balbo, Andrea Luca; Gomez-Baggethun, Erik; Salpeteur, Matthieu; Puy, Arnald; Biagetti, Stefano; Scheffran, Jürgen
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http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2397214
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2016
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Ecology & society 2016, 21(2)   10.5751/ES-08327-210253
Abstract
To gain insights on long-term social-ecological resilience, we examined adaptive responses of small-scale societies to

dryland-related hazards in different regions and chronological periods, spanning from the mid-Holocene to the present. Based on

evidence from Africa (Sahara and Sahel), Asia (south margin of the Thar desert), and Europe (South Spain), we discuss key traits and

coping practices of small-scale societies that are potentially relevant for building resilience. The selected case studies illustrate four main

coping mechanisms: mobility and migration, storage, commoning, and collective action driven by religious beliefs. Ultimately, the study

of resilience in the context of drylands emphasizes the importance of adaptive traits and practices that are distinctive of small-scale

societies: a strong social-ecological coupling, a solid body of traditional ecological knowledge, and a high degree of internal cohesion

and self-organization.

adaptation; climate change; coping mechanisms; drylands; resilience; social-ecological systems; sustainability; traditional

ecological knowledge
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Ecology & Society

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