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Resilience

2016
Resilience
At a glance
Resilience Resilience is the ability of the environment to withstand or recover from a shock or disturbance. Although the concept of resilience was developed and is mainly used in relation to ecosystems, it is a ...
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Approaches to resilience

2016
Heritage
Resilience
Report Content
The concept of resilience has not been widely applied in Australian heritage management (see ‘Resilience’ in the SoE 2011 Heritage chapter, SoE Committee 2011 ). ... unacceptably affects heritage values. Approaches to resilience Approaches to resilience The concept of resilience has not ...
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Managing for resilience

2016
Marine environment
Resilience
Report Content
Most management systems aimed at maintaining or enhancing resilience in components of the marine environment focus on reducing the ... environment ( Levin & Möllman 2015 ). Managing for resilience Managing for resilience Great Barrier Reef Marine North Marine ...
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Overview of resilience of the built environment

2016
Built environment
Resilience
Report Content
... institutional, governance and policy frameworks to build resilience in our built environment. Overview of resilience of the built environment Overview of resilience of the built ...
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Overview of resilience of heritage

2016
Heritage
Resilience
Report Content
... are what distinguish heritage places from other places, the resilience of heritage places may be understood as their ability to experience shocks while retaining their heritage values. Overview of resilience of heritage Overview of resilience of heritage Given that ...
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Overview of resilience of land

2016
Land
Resilience
Report Content
... natural resources within reasonable limits. Overview of resilience of land Overview of resilience of land Resilient land should be able to recover from changes, ...
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Overview of resilience of the atmosphere

2016
Atmosphere
Resilience
Report Content
The Atmosphere report considers both the resilience of the climate system itself and the resilience of our society to climate change. Overview of resilience of the atmosphere Overview of resilience of the atmosphere ...
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Overview of resilience of coasts

2016
Coasts
Resilience
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The resilience of the coast varies markedly between areas and habitats. Overview of resilience of coasts Overview of resilience of coasts The resilience of the coast varies markedly between ...
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Factors affecting resilience capacity

2016
Heritage
Resilience
Report Content
... allocated for heritage conservation. Factors affecting resilience capacity Factors affecting resilience capacity A major systemic threat to Australia’s heritage is its ...
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Resilience of Australia’s heritage 2016

2016
Heritage
Resilience
At a glance
Resilience of Australia’s heritage 2016 At a glance The resilience of Australia’s heritage can be considered in relation to both ... heritage values and their susceptibility to change. The resilience of the overall heritage resource is a function of what is protected ...
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Resilience of biodiversity 2016

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
At a glance
Resilience of biodiversity 2016 At a glance Resilience is a key underpinning principle of Australia’s Biodiversity ... and regional biodiversity strategies. The definition of resilience in biodiversity strategies and policies is still relatively ...
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Resilience of marine systems

2016
Marine environment
Resilience
Report Content
The concept of resilience is not straightforward, with definitions varying across social and ... also vary, depending on the system of focus. Definitions of resilience can contain any combination of 3 major principles ( Folke et al. 2002 , Bernhardt & Leslie 2013 ): Resilience of marine systems Resilience of marine systems Great Barrier ...
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Resilience of the marine environment 2016

2016
Marine environment
Resilience
At a glance
Resilience of the marine environment 2016 At a glance Resilience can be considered to be the capacity of a system to keep functioning even when disturbed. Current understanding of the resilience of Australia’s marine environment is limited because of the vast ...
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Resilience of Australia’s climate 2016

2016
Climate
,
Atmosphere
Resilience
At a glance
Resilience of Australia’s climate 2016 At a glance Our planet is ... interaction between the environment and society means that resilience of the physical environment and human societies must be considered together. Resilience of a society to climate change is dependent on the sensitivity of ...
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Resilience of the built environment 2016

2016
Built environment
Resilience
At a glance
Resilience of the built environment 2016 At a glance For the built environment, resilience refers to the capacity of the built environment to retain or recover ... and coordination. Tools such as the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy and the Enhancing Disaster Resilience in the Built ...
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Managing biodiversity for resilience

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content
... is a phenomenon that is vitally important to understand. Resilience has stimulated much valuable research that has provided new insights ... persistence and recovery. However, use of the concept of resilience in policy and strategies is often quite ambiguous, and ...
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Resilience of the coastal environment 2016

2016
Coasts
Resilience
At a glance
Resilience of the coastal environment 2016 At a glance Resilience of the coastal environment includes its resistance to change and its ... aims to restore an ecosystem to a predefined state. Resilience is defined as the capacity for a system to experience shocks while ...
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Resilience of the Antarctic environment 2016

2016
Antarctic environment
Resilience
At a glance
Resilience of the Antarctic environment 2016 At a glance Although ... severe events, it is challenging to measure their level of resilience and to predict how future climate change will affect Antarctic ... and with it our ability to assess adaptability and, hence, resilience of organisms and ecosystems. The key process threatening the ...
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Resilience of the land environment 2016

2016
Land
Resilience
At a glance
Resilience of the land environment 2016 At a glance Australian landscapes ... managers are improving their understanding of how to retain resilience, although in some cases this requires active rehabilitation of ... Australian environment are needed to retain or rebuild the resilience that will be needed to cope with future pressures. The resilience of ...
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Overview of resilience of inland water

2016
Inland water
Resilience
Report Content
... aquatic ecosystems) have contributed to the ecological resilience of the Murray–Darling Basin. Overview of resilience of inland water Overview of resilience of inland water Murray ...
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Evidence of past resilience

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content
... of strategies that different species employ that provide resilience to change. However, although our biodiversity is well adapted to ... habitat in which change now occurs. Evidence of past resilience Evidence of past resilience South West Coast Much of ...
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Overview of resilience of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content
Resilience is a key underpinning principle of biodiversity strategies at all levels of government. However, the definition of resilience in most strategies and policies is still relatively ambiguous, and ... success of these strategies can be measured. Overview of resilience of biodiversity Overview of resilience of biodiversity ...
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Factors affecting resilience capacity

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content
... from species to landscapes, will interact to determine resilience capacity. For example, a species’ sensitivity to environmental ... in response to its environment) are properties that underpin resilience (these are described in more detail in SoE 2011). At the landscape ...
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Evidence of past resilience

2016
Heritage
Resilience
Report Content
The resilience of heritage places depends on the nature of their values and the ... niches may be at risk and susceptible. Evidence of past resilience Evidence of past resilience Murray Darling Greater Sydney The resilience of heritage places ...
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Overview of resilience of the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
Resilience
Report Content
Current understanding of the resilience of Australia’s marine environment is limited because it is ... the environment across timescales relevant for assessing resilience. Overview of resilience of the marine environment Overview of resilience of the marine ...
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Resilience of our environment and society

2016
Climate
,
Atmosphere
Resilience
Report Content
The resilience of a society is dependent on the sensitivity of the society to change and its capacity to adapt to change. Resilience of our environment and society Resilience of our environment and society South Coast South Australian Gulf ...
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Overview of resilience of the antarctic environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Resilience
Report Content
... to rebuild after mass mortalities. Overview of resilience of the antarctic environment Overview of resilience of the antarctic environment Antarctica Natural disturbances are ...
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Resilience of our climate

2016
Climate
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Atmosphere
Resilience
Report Content
... from 10,000 to 1 million years ( Zeebe & Zachos 2013 ). Resilience of our climate Resilience of our climate The ability of the climate system to recover from ...
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Resilience of inland water environments 2016

2016
Inland water
Resilience
At a glance
Resilience of inland water environments 2016 At a glance A challenge in assessing resilience of inland water environments is recognising resilience when it occurs, especially because Australian ecosystems have ...
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Resilience of Australia’s air quality 2016

2016
Ambient air quality
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Atmosphere
Resilience
At a glance
Resilience of Australia’s air quality 2016 At a glance The frequency, ... the common dictionary definition of the word. However, human resilience to the effects of prolonged or recurring exposure to air pollutants is limited. Resilience is the environment’s capacity to return to a previous state if the ...
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