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Social learning in the Anthropocene: Novel challenges, shadow networks, and ethical practices

Schmidt, Jeremy J.

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The Anthropocene presents novel challenges for environmental management. This paper considers the challenges that the Anthropocene poses for social learning techniques in adaptive management. It situates these challenges with respect to how anthropogenic forcing on the Earth system affects the conditions required for: (1) The cooperative exercises of social learning; (2) The techniques used for assessing the fit of institutions to social-ecological systems; and, (3) The strategies employed for identifying management targets that are transformed by human action. In view of these challenges, the paper then examines how the practices of shadow networks may provide paths for incorporating a broader, more robust suite of social learning practices in the Anthropocene. The paper emphasizes how novel challenges in the Anthropocene demand increased attention to ethical practices, particularly those that establish center-periphery relationships between social learning communities and shadow networks.

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Schmidt, J. J. (2017). Social learning in the Anthropocene: Novel challenges, shadow networks, and ethical practices. Journal of Environmental Management, 193, 373-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.02.043

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 17, 2017
Online Publication Date Feb 24, 2017
Publication Date May 15, 2017
Deposit Date Feb 17, 2017
Publicly Available Date Feb 24, 2018
Journal Journal of Environmental Management
Print ISSN 0301-4797
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 193
Pages 373-380
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.02.043
Related Public URLs http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03014797

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