''Ecology and Society'' (formerly ''Conservation Ecology'') is a quarterly

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published by the Resilience Alliance. It covers an array of disciplines from the

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s, social sciences, and the humanities concerned with the relationship between society and the life-supporting

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s on which human well-being ultimately depends. The journal's

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are Marco Janssen (

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

) and Lance Gunderson (

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

). C. S. Holling was the founding editor. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 4.403.

Notable articles

As of June 2019, the three most cited articles were: * BH Walker, C.S. Holling, S.R. Carpenter, A Kinzig. 2004. Resilience, adaptability and transformability in social-ecological systems. ''Ecology and Society'' 9(2):5 * J Rockström, W Steffen, K Noone et al. 2009 Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity. ''Ecology and Society'' 14(2):32 * DW Cash, NW Adger, F Berkes et al. 2006. Scale and cross-scale dynamics: Governance and information in a multilevel world. ''Ecology and Society'' 11(2):8

References

External links

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