From resilience to viability: a case study of indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana
'Resilience' is a term that has achieved significant prominence in scientific circles and now within popular discourse. However, its practical application is often unclear or confused because it can mean different things to different people: To resist? To adapt? To transform? In this paper...
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| author | Andrea Berardi Céline Tschirhart Jayalaxshmi Mistry Elisa Bignante Lakeram Haynes Grace Albert Ryan Benjamin Rebecca Xavier Deirdre Jafferally |
| author_facet | Andrea Berardi Céline Tschirhart Jayalaxshmi Mistry Elisa Bignante Lakeram Haynes Grace Albert Ryan Benjamin Rebecca Xavier Deirdre Jafferally |
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| description | 'Resilience' is a term that has achieved significant prominence in scientific circles and now within popular discourse. However, its practical application is often unclear or confused because it can mean different things to different people: To resist? To adapt? To transform? In this paper, we propose a framework - System Viability - able to coherently engage with six distinct properties of all systems, from ecosystems to communities, allowing the identification of trade-offs and synergies for maximising the chances of systems persistence. We apply and evaluate the System Viability framework through participatory visual methods within three indigenous communities in the North Rupununi, Guyana. This paper highlights how the framework allows the measurement of community survival strategies in a consistent and theoretically corroborated way, with implications for national and international policy-makers aiming to promote resilience and sustainability. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ad80d4a139b249cfbc5cb0ace98837362025-01-30T12:45:10ZfraPôle de Recherche pour l'Organisation et la diffusion de l'Information GéographiqueEchoGéo1963-11972013-07-012410.4000/echogeo.13411From resilience to viability: a case study of indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, GuyanaAndrea BerardiCéline TschirhartJayalaxshmi MistryElisa BignanteLakeram HaynesGrace AlbertRyan BenjaminRebecca XavierDeirdre Jafferally'Resilience' is a term that has achieved significant prominence in scientific circles and now within popular discourse. However, its practical application is often unclear or confused because it can mean different things to different people: To resist? To adapt? To transform? In this paper, we propose a framework - System Viability - able to coherently engage with six distinct properties of all systems, from ecosystems to communities, allowing the identification of trade-offs and synergies for maximising the chances of systems persistence. We apply and evaluate the System Viability framework through participatory visual methods within three indigenous communities in the North Rupununi, Guyana. This paper highlights how the framework allows the measurement of community survival strategies in a consistent and theoretically corroborated way, with implications for national and international policy-makers aiming to promote resilience and sustainability.https://journals.openedition.org/echogeo/13411systemindigenousindicatorparticipatory visual methodGuyana.viability |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Berardi Céline Tschirhart Jayalaxshmi Mistry Elisa Bignante Lakeram Haynes Grace Albert Ryan Benjamin Rebecca Xavier Deirdre Jafferally From resilience to viability: a case study of indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana EchoGéo system indigenous indicator participatory visual method Guyana. viability |
| title | From resilience to viability: a case study of indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana |
| title_full | From resilience to viability: a case study of indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana |
| title_fullStr | From resilience to viability: a case study of indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana |
| title_full_unstemmed | From resilience to viability: a case study of indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana |
| title_short | From resilience to viability: a case study of indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana |
| title_sort | from resilience to viability a case study of indigenous communities of the north rupununi guyana |
| topic | system indigenous indicator participatory visual method Guyana. viability |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/echogeo/13411 |
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