title: Evolutionary resilience and complex lagoon systems.
abstract: The present study applies an evolutionary resilience framework to complex socioecological systems in the coastal regions in Europe with a particular focus on lagoons. Despite their variations, lagoons share common challenges in achieving effective and sustainable ways of governing and managing economic, social, and environmental uncertainties. Our aim is to demonstrate that building resilience involves planning not only for recovery from shocks but also for cultivating preparedness and seeking potential transformative opportunities that emerge from change. The framework consists of 4 dimensions: persistence, adaptability, transformability, and preparedness. To illustrate how this 4-dimensional framework can be applied to the specific context of lagoons, we draw on examples of good and poor practices from the 10 lagoons studied as part of the ARCH project. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2016;12:711-718. © 2016 SETAC.
authors.affiliation: School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. simin.davoudi@ncl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Simin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davoudi
authors.affiliation: Maritime Institute, Faculty of Economics, Gdańsk, Dlugi Targ, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zaucha
authors.affiliation: School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Glasgow University, Dumfries, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D058735:Environmental Policy; D005060:Europe; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D014876:Water Pollution
keywords: Coastal management; Complex systems; Estuaries; Evolutionary resilience; Lagoons