David Manuel-Navarrete

TL;DR: This article explored the potential for resilience theory to meet this challenge by applying a framework that integrates the adaptive cycle heuristic and structuration theory to place power at the heart of the analysis and question the transformational qualities of social systems facing climate change.

TL;DR: It is argued that sustainability science is in the position to create the tools, methods, and strategies to identify, represent, and communicate the significance of these social and political processes to decision makers at all levels.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the changes in education and capacity building that are needed in response to environmental and social challenges of the 21st century and argue that such changes will require more than adjustments in current educational systems, research funding strategies, and interdisciplinary collaborations.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze life-story narratives of local tourism entrepreneurs and workers in Akumal, a coastal enclave in Mexico doubly exposed to hurricanes and tourism globalization, and show how the operations of power in this enclave are variously linked to discourses and practices of development, adaptation, and transformation.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors trace the interactions between system dynamics and decision-making processes over 700 years of Mexico City's adaptations to water risks, focusing on the decision cycles of public infrastructure providers (in this case, government authorities).