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Ecological Systems

Ecological Systems is a theoretical construct in Community Psychology that conceptualizes the environment as a set of interrelated, nested social and physical contexts—from immediate interpersonal settings to broader institutional, cultural, and sociohistorical structures—whose dynamic interactions with individuals and communities shape psychological processes, behavior, and development.

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2017–2026

448

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Ecological Systems Theory

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Publications

1.6K

Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability in Social-ecological Systems

Brian Walker, C. S. Holling, Stephen R. Carpenter et al. · Ecology and Society · 2004 · 7.5K citations · Full text

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Resilience: The emergence of a perspective for social–ecological systems analyses

Carl Folke · Global Environmental Change · 2006 · 7.4K citations

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ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Carl Folke, Thomas P. Hahn, Per Olsson et al. · Annual Review of Environment and Resources · 2005 · 5.5K citations · Full text

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Rebuilding community ecology from functional traits

Brian J. McGill, Brian J. Enquist, Evan Weiher et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2006 · 4.6K citations · Full text

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Understanding the Complexity of Economic, Ecological, and Social Systems

C. S. Holling · Ecosystems · 2001 · 4K citations

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Authors

3.9K

  1. CF
    Carl Folke

    Stockholm University, Sweden

    23 publications · 21.7K citations

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  2. MS
    Maja Schlüter‬

    Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden

    21 publications · 2K citations

    18

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  3. MA
    Marco A. Janssen

    Arizona State University, United States

    19 publications · 4.3K citations

    17

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  4. JM
    John M. Anderies

    Arizona State University, United States

    18 publications · 3.5K citations

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  5. BC
    Bernard C. Patten

    University of Georgia, United States

    15 publications · 1.5K citations

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Institutions

1.4K

  1. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    55 h-index

    212 publications

    64.8K citations

  2. Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Stockholm, Sweden

    50 h-index

    193 publications

    28.7K citations

  3. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    39 h-index

    108 publications

    23.4K citations

  4. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    20 h-index

    23 publications

    7.8K citations

  5. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    18 h-index

    24 publications

    16.1K citations

  6. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    18 h-index

    40 publications

    4.2K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    50 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    18 h-index

    35 publications

    1.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Ecology and Society

    164 publications · 30.5K citations

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  2. Ecological Modelling

    53 publications · 4.4K citations

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  3. Ecological Economics

    21 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. BioScience

    22 publications · 4.8K citations

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  5. Trends in Ecology & Evolution

    TREE · 21 publications · 12.1K citations

    18

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