The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems

The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems provides a synthetic guide to the range of methods that can be employed in social-ecological systems (SES) research. The book is primarily targeted at graduate students, lecturers and researchers working on SES, and has been written in a style that is accessible to readers entering the field from a variety of different disciplinary backgrounds. Each chapter discusses the types of SES questions to which the particular methods are suited and the potential resources and skills required for their implementation, and provides practical examples of the application of the methods. In addition, the book contains a conceptual and practical introduction to SES research, a discussion of key gaps and frontiers in SES research methods, and a glossary of key terms in SES research. Contributions from 97 different authors, situated at SES research hubs in 16 countries around the world, including South Africa, Sweden, Germany and Australia, bring a wealth of expertise and experience to this book. The first book to provide a guide and introduction specifically focused on methods for studying SES, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of sustainability science, environmental management, global environmental change studies and environmental governance. The book will also be of interest to upper-level undergraduates and professionals working at the science–policy interface in the environmental arena.

PART 1 1 What are Social-Ecological Systems and Social-Ecological Systems Research? Reinette Biggs, Hayley Clements, Alta de Vos, Carl Folke, Amanda Manyani, Kristine Maciejewski, Berta Martín-López, Rika Preiser, Odirilwe Selomane and Maja Schlüter 2 Complexity-based Social-Ecological Systems Research: Philosophical Foundations and Practical Implications Rika Preiser, Maja Schlüter, Reinette Biggs, María Mancilla-García, Jamila Haider, Tilman Hertz and Louis Klein 3 The Practice and Design of Social-Ecological Systems Research Alta de Vos, Kristine Maciejewski, Örjan Bodin, Albert Norström, Maja Schlüter and Maria Tengö 4 How to Use this HandbookReinette Biggs, Hayley Clements, Alta de Vos, Kristine Maciejewski, Rika Preiser andMaja Schlüter PART 2 METHODS FOR DATA GENERATION AND SYSTEMS SCOPING 5 Systems Scoping Nadia Sitas, Paul Ryan andLisen Schultz 6 Ecological Field Data Collection Hayley Clements, Karen Esler, Dominic A.W. Henry, Penelope Mograbi, Albert Norström and Chevonne Reynolds 7 Interviews and Surveys Sheona Shackleton, Joana Carlos Bezerra, Jessica Cockburn, Maureen G. Reed and Razak Abu 8 Participatory Data Collection Alta de Vos, Rika Preiser and Vanessa A. Masterson METHODS FOR KNOWLEDGE CO-PRODUCTION AND EFFECTING SYSTEM CHANGE 9 Facilitated Dialogues Scott Drimie, Colleen Magner, Laura Pereira, Lakshmi Charli-Joseph, Michele-Lee Moore, Per Olsson, Jesús Mario Siqueiros-Garcia and Olive Zgambo 10 Futures Analysis Tanja Hichert, Reinette Biggs and Alta de Vos 11 Scenario Development Tanja Hichert, Reinette Biggs, Alta de Vos andGarry Peterson 12 Serious Games Olivier Barreteau, Géraldine Abrami, Bruno Bonté, François Bousquet andRaphaël Mathevet 13 Participatory Modelling Géraldine Abrami, William’s Daré, Raphaëlle Ducrot, Nicolas Salliou andPierre Bommel 14 Resilience Assessment Allyson Quinlan, My Sellberg andArthur Perrotton 15 Action Research Jean Boulton andRika Preiser METHODS FOR ANALYSING SYSTEMS – System components and linkages 16 Expert ModellingStuart Kininmonth, Steven Gray and Kasper Kok 17 Data Mining and Pattern Recognition Juan C. Rocha andStefan Daume 18 Statistical Analysis Ingo Fetzer, Luigi Piemontese, Juan C. Rocha andBerta Martín-López 19 Qualitative Content Analysis Rika Preiser, María Mancilla-García, Lloyd Hill andLouis Klein 20 Comparative Case Study Analysis Claudia Pahl-Wostl, Xavier Basurto andSergio Villamayor-Tomas 21 Controlled Behavioural Experiments Therese Lindahl, Marco A. Janssen andCaroline Schill 22 Institutional Analysis Graham Epstein, Sergio Villamayor-Tomas andMichael Schoon 23 Network Analysis Kristine Maciejewski andJacopo Baggio 24 Spatial Mapping and Analysis Graeme S. Cumming andRalf Seppelt METHODS FOR ANALYSING SYSTEMS – System dynamics 25 Historical Assessment Sarah E. Gergel andRuth H. Thurstan 26 Dynamical Systems Modelling Steven J. Lade, John M. Anderies, Paul Currie andJuan C. Rocha 27 State-and-transition Modelling Brandon Bestelmeyer, Maria Fernández-Giménez, Bulgamaa Densambuu andRetta Bruegger 28 Agent-based Modelling Maja Schlüter,Emilie Lindkvist, Nanda Wijermans and Gary Polhill METHODS FOR ANALYSING SYSTEMS – Directly informing decision-making 29 Decision Analysis based on Optimisation Anne-Sophie Crépin andStephen Polasky 30 Flow and Impact Analysis Lisa Deutsch andMax Troell 31 Ecosystem Services Modelling Maike Hamann, Justin A. Johnson, Tomas Chaigneau, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, Lisa Mandle andJesse T. Rieb 32 Livelihood and Vulnerability Analysis Charlie Shackleton, Kate Schreckenberg, Sheona Shackleton andMarty Luckert PART 3 33 Synthesis and Emerging Frontiers in Social-Ecological Systems Research Methods Maja Schlüter, Reinette Biggs, Hayley Clements, Alta de Vos, Kristine Maciejewski andRika Preiser

Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs is associated with theCentre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, and theStockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. Alta de Vos is associatedwith theDepartment of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa. Rika Preiser is associatedwith theCentre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Hayley Clements is associatedwith theCentre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Kristine Maciejewski is associatedwith theCentre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Maja Schlüter is associatedwith theStockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.