Understanding Human-Landscape Interactions in the "Anthropocene"

被引:61
作者
Harden, Carol P. [1 ]
Chin, Anne [2 ]
English, Mary R. [3 ]
Fu, Rong [4 ]
Galvin, Kathleen A. [5 ]
Gerlak, Andrea K. [6 ,7 ]
McDowell, Patricia F. [8 ]
McNamara, Dylan E. [9 ]
Peterson, Jeffrey M. [10 ]
Poff, N. LeRoy [11 ]
Rosa, Eugene A. [12 ]
Solecki, William D. [13 ]
Wohl, Ellen E. [14 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tennessee, Dept Geog, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[2] Univ Colorado, Dept Geog & Environm Sci, Denver, CO 80217 USA
[3] Univ Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
[4] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Geol Sci, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[5] Colorado State Univ, Dept Anthropol, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
[6] Int Studies Assoc, Tucson, AZ USA
[7] Univ Arizona, Udall Ctr Studies Publ Policy, Tucson, AZ USA
[8] Univ Oregon, Dept Geog, Eugene, OR 97403 USA
[9] Univ N Carolina, Dept Phys & Phys Oceanog, Wilmington, NC 28401 USA
[10] Kansas State Univ, Dept Agr Econ, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
[11] Colorado State Univ, Dept Biol, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
[12] Washington State Univ, Dept Sociol, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
[13] CUNY Hunter Coll, Dept Geog, New York, NY 10021 USA
[14] Colorado State Univ, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Human impacts; Human-landscape interactions; Human adaptation; Landscape change; Interdisciplinary research; Anthropocene; GEOMORPHIC THRESHOLDS; ECOLOGICAL-SYSTEMS; COUPLED HUMAN; LONG-TERM; RESILIENCE; DIMENSIONS;
D O I
10.1007/s00267-013-0082-0
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This article summarizes the primary outcomes of an interdisciplinary workshop in 2010, sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation, focused on developing key questions and integrative themes for advancing the science of human-landscape systems. The workshop was a response to a grand challenge identified recently by the U.S. National Research Council (2010a)-"How will Earth's surface evolve in the "Anthropocene?"aEuro"suggesting that new theories and methodological approaches are needed to tackle increasingly complex human-landscape interactions in the new era. A new science of human-landscape systems recognizes the interdependence of hydro-geomorphological, ecological, and human processes and functions. Advances within a range of disciplines spanning the physical, biological, and social sciences are therefore needed to contribute toward interdisciplinary research that lies at the heart of the science. Four integrative research themes were identified-thresholds/tipping points, time scales and time lags, spatial scales and boundaries, and feedback loops-serving as potential focal points around which theory can be built for human-landscape systems. Implementing the integrative themes requires that the research communities: (1) establish common metrics to describe and quantify human, biological, and geomorphological systems; (2) develop new ways to integrate diverse data and methods; and (3) focus on synthesis, generalization, and meta-analyses, as individual case studies continue to accumulate. Challenges to meeting these needs center on effective communication and collaboration across diverse disciplines spanning the natural and social scientific divide. Creating venues and mechanisms for sustained focused interdisciplinary collaborations, such as synthesis centers, becomes extraordinarily important for advancing the science.
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