TY  - BOOK
AU  - Curtin,Charles G.
TI  - The science of open spaces: theory and practice for conserving large, complex systems 
SN  - 9781597269933
U1  - 333.9516CHA 23
KW  - Open spaces
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Biosphere reserves
KW  - Management
KW  - Landscape ecology
KW  - Biodiversity conservation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index; Preface -- Integrating Conservation and Complexity through the Perspective of Place -- Experiments in Post-normal Science in Southwestern Rangelands -- Experiments in the Governance of Maine's Coastal Fisheries -- The Conceptual Underpinnings of Open Spaces -- Resilience and the Social-Ecological Synthesis -- Practical Aspects of Sustaining Open Spaces
ER  -