Social-ecological Systems of Latin America: Complexities and Challenges
Human societies are influencing nature in such a way that their independent analysis is no longer suitable. Fortunately, social-ecological systems provide a conceptual framework for the interconnected analysis of societies and ecosystems. However, in the
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l-ecological Systems of Latin America: Complexities and Challenges
Social-ecological Systems of Latin America: Complexities and Challenges
Luisa E. Delgado • Víctor H. Marín Editors
Social-ecological Systems of Latin America: Complexities and Challenges
Editors Luisa E. Delgado Escuela de Ciencias Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile Fundación Centro Transdisciplinario de Estudios FES-Sistémicos Santiago, Chile
Víctor H. Marín Laboratorio de Modelación Ecológica Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
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Preface
No doubt it was necessary to civilize man in relation to man. That work is already advanced and is making progress every day. But man must be civilized also in relation to nature.1
The book Social-ecological systems of Latin America2: complexities and challenges resulted from the multi- and transdisciplinary efforts of several social actors, scientists, resource managers, and members of international organizations. Our main goal was to describe our contemporaneous society–nature relationships. Throughout the writing process, the desire to contribute with knowledge and experiences, both individuals and collectives, always prevailed. This process was marked by the solidarity among authors, a fundamental value that should be the basis for the relationships between Latin American peoples and the entire world in the twentyfirst century3. This book is dedicated to the future generations, a future that we want and wish for them
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