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Rasch, Sebastian, Heckelei, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-6251-3480, Storm, Hugo, Oomen, Roelof and Naumann, Christiane (2017). Multi-scale resilience of a communal rangeland system in South Africa. Ecol. Econ., 131. S. 129 - 139. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 1873-6106

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Abstract

Resilience has either been assessed on system or individual scale so far. Ignoring the other scale may potentially change the interpretation of resilience in socio-ecological systems (SES). Thus, this paper argues that the co-evolution of both resiliencies must be studied to capture multi-scale complexity. We attempt to close this gap by assessing resilience at both scales of a village community in Thaba Nchu, South Africa. Villagers use a commonly managed rangeland for beef cattle production. An agent based model of household interaction coupled with a biophysical model of the rangeland measures the resiliencies of the SES towards a shock, a stress and a policy intervention. Currently, the SES remains in a stable attractor in terms of SES resilience. Household resilience, however, degrades in a process of structural change. A drought scenario shows improved SES resilience but structural change at household level accelerated. An increase in the number absentee herders increases the likelihood for SES collapse by eroding social embededdness. Finally, an introduced basic income grant demonstrates that the SES is able to cope with an increased number of appropriators. However, interaction of the policy intervention with an exogenous stress translates into an increased probability of SES decoupling. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Rasch, Sebastian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Heckelei, Thomas UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6251-3480 UNSPECIFIED Storm, Hugo UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Oomen, Roelof UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Naumann, Christiane UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-248575
DOI:	10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.08.012
Journal or Publication Title:	Ecol. Econ.
Volume:	131
Page Range:	S. 129 - 139
Date:	2017
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1873-6106
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; WATER-USE; MANAGEMENT; POLICY; MODEL; VULNERABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY; DEGRADATION Multiple languages Ecology; Economics; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24857