ORF, an operational framework to measure resilience in social-ecological systems : the forest case study
Lloret Maya, Francisco (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia)
Hurtado Aragüés, Pilar (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Espelta Morral, Josep Maria (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Jaime, Luciana (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Nikinmaa, Laura (European Forest Institute)
Lindner, Marcus (European Forest Institute)
Martínez Vilalta, Jordi 1975- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia)

Date:	2024
Abstract:	Resilience is commonly addressed when dealing with the sustainable planning and management of social-ecological systems, but we lack a unified framework for its quantitative assessment and application. We present an operational resilience framework (ORF) based on recognizing and relating several elements: system variables (e. g. , ecosystem services), disturbances and stressors acting at given spatiotemporal scales, a reference state, and metrics comparing the observed system variables to the reference state. These elements fit into a rationale aimed at identifying resilience predictors suitable to be managed and co-drivers which describe non-manageable context, reflecting the mechanisms involved in resilience. By a systematic search of the presence of the ORF concepts in 453 empirical studies assessing resilience, we corroborate that ORF can be applied to studies on forest social-ecological systems. This literature survey shows that ORF elements are commonly recognized, although the logical narrative relating them is not always explicit, particularly in socioeconomic-focused studies. We advocate that the proposed ORF allows to standardize the terminology and to frame and measure resilience, allowing sounder comparisons and better-supported recommendations for the improvement of resilience in social-ecological systems, particularly in forest systems.
Grants:	European Commission 101000574 Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2020-115264RB-I00
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Disturbances ; Forest ; Resilience ; Socio-ecological systems ; Stress
Published in:	Sustainability science, Vol. 19 (September 2024) , p. 1579-1593, ISSN 1862-4057

DOI: 10.1007/s11625-024-01518-1

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