Lessons for human survival in a world without ecological templates: what can we learn from small-scale societies?

Historical records are incomplete templates for preparing for an uncertain future. The global utility of past ecological knowledge for present/future purposes is questioned as we move from Holocene to Anthropocene. To increase the adaptive capacity of today's societies, generalizable strategies...

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Autores principales:	Roope O. Kaaronen, Mikael A. Manninen, Emery Roe, Janne I. Hukkinen, Jussi T. Eronen
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Publicado:	Resilience Alliance 2021
Materias:	adaptation anthropocene climate change cultural evolution diversification environmental change high reliability management precautionary principle risk Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b52efd9955a84c0e9b58aac6b0ed0c4f2021-11-15T16:40:20ZLessons for human survival in a world without ecological templates: what can we learn from small-scale societies?1708-308710.5751/ES-12476-260302https://doaj.org/article/b52efd9955a84c0e9b58aac6b0ed0c4f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol26/iss3/art2/https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087Historical records are incomplete templates for preparing for an uncertain future. The global utility of past ecological knowledge for present/future purposes is questioned as we move from Holocene to Anthropocene. To increase the adaptive capacity of today's societies, generalizable strategies must be identified for coping with uncertainty over a wide range of conditions and contingencies. We identify two key principles that increase adaptive capacities: diversification and precautionary heuristics. These sharply contrast with the present global state represented by the global production ecosystem characterized by: (1) homogenization and simplification of cultural practices and resource bases; (2) increased global connectivity and forced dissolution of cultural borders; and (3) centralization and intensification of modes of resource production and extraction. We highlight that responses of smaller-scale societies to risks and uncertainties are in many cases emulated by professionals in the high reliability management in today's critical infrastructures. This provides a modern template for managing unpredictability in the Anthropocene.Roope O. KaaronenMikael A. ManninenEmery RoeJanne I. HukkinenJussi T. EronenResilience Alliancearticleadaptationanthropoceneclimate changecultural evolutiondiversificationenvironmental changehigh reliability managementprecautionary principleriskBiology (General)QH301-705.5EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Society, Vol 26, Iss 3, p 2 (2021)
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topic	adaptation anthropocene climate change cultural evolution diversification environmental change high reliability management precautionary principle risk Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	adaptation anthropocene climate change cultural evolution diversification environmental change high reliability management precautionary principle risk Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 Roope O. Kaaronen Mikael A. Manninen Emery Roe Janne I. Hukkinen Jussi T. Eronen Lessons for human survival in a world without ecological templates: what can we learn from small-scale societies?
description	Historical records are incomplete templates for preparing for an uncertain future. The global utility of past ecological knowledge for present/future purposes is questioned as we move from Holocene to Anthropocene. To increase the adaptive capacity of today's societies, generalizable strategies must be identified for coping with uncertainty over a wide range of conditions and contingencies. We identify two key principles that increase adaptive capacities: diversification and precautionary heuristics. These sharply contrast with the present global state represented by the global production ecosystem characterized by: (1) homogenization and simplification of cultural practices and resource bases; (2) increased global connectivity and forced dissolution of cultural borders; and (3) centralization and intensification of modes of resource production and extraction. We highlight that responses of smaller-scale societies to risks and uncertainties are in many cases emulated by professionals in the high reliability management in today's critical infrastructures. This provides a modern template for managing unpredictability in the Anthropocene.
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author	Roope O. Kaaronen Mikael A. Manninen Emery Roe Janne I. Hukkinen Jussi T. Eronen
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title	Lessons for human survival in a world without ecological templates: what can we learn from small-scale societies?
title_short	Lessons for human survival in a world without ecological templates: what can we learn from small-scale societies?
title_full	Lessons for human survival in a world without ecological templates: what can we learn from small-scale societies?
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Lessons for human survival in a world without ecological templates: what can we learn from small-scale societies?

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