Governing the Anthropocene: Novel Ecosystems, Transformation and Environmental Policy

Preface
	Reference
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1: Transformation and the Anthropocene
	Narratives, Framing, and the Anthropocene
		Geoscientific Debates: Framing the Evidence
		Transformative Framings of the Anthropocene
	Governance and the Anthropocene
		What Is Governance, and Why Should It Change?
	Novel Ecosystems, Governance, and the Anthropocene
	A Way Forward?
	References
2: Understanding Change and Governing Transformation
	Social Science, Biodiversity, and the Anthropocene
		The Governance Angle
	Where Have We Gone Wrong?
		Governance and Effectiveness
		Governance: Barrier, Vessel, or Panacea?
		Governance as Scaffolding
	Understanding Institutions and Institutional Change
		The Challenge of Institutional Change
		Institutional Change in Context
	Transformation, Adaptation, and Capacity
	Rising to the Challenge
	References
3: Domains of Change in Biodiversity Conservation
	Domains of Change
		Domain 1: How We Talk about Conservation (Stories)
		Domain 2: How We Think About Conservation (Ideas)
		Domain 3: How We Decide About Conservation (Objectives)
		Domain 4: How We Structure Conservation (Policies)
		Domain 5: How We Act (Capacities)
	References
4: Novel Decisions and Conservative Frames
	A Brief Overview of the Concept
	The Geography of Novel Ecosystems
	Framing Novel Ecosystems and Narrating Change
		Novel Ecosystems and Declining Standards
		All Is Not Loss
		Biodiversity and Provenance
	Novel Grassland Ecosystems and Conservative Frames in Australia
		Conserving Grasslands Under Changing Conditions
		Multifunctional Landscapes, Expanding Narratives, and Narrow Frames
		Beyond Degradation
		Expanding the Conservation Toolkit
		Limits to Change
	Reflecting on the Novel Ecosystem Framing
	References
5: Cultural Landscapes and Novel Ecosystems
	Can Cultural Ecosystems Be Novel Ecosystems?
	Changing Cultures and Shifting Baselines
		Desirable States and Cultural Ecosystems
		Cultural Severance and Biodiversity Loss
	Heathland in the UK
	Alvars in Estonia
	Satoyama Landscapes in Japan
		Lessons for Elsewhere
	References
6: Climate Change, Conservation, and Expertise
	Conservation and Climate Change
		Expert Perceptions on Managing Biodiversity in a Changing Climate
	Global Survey of Conservation Experts
		Geography and Experience
		Current Situation
		Changing Management Practice
		Managing for What Values?
		Management Now and into the Future
	Thoughts for the Future
		Knowledge Governance and Adaptation
		Balancing Precaution and Flexibility
	References
7: Contested Concepts, Cultures of Knowledge, and the Chimera of Change
	Framing Contests and Transforming Ecosystems
	Fire and Transformation
		Humans, Wildfire, and Biodiversity
		Crisis—And Opportunity?
		Catastrophic Bushfires and Contested Knowledge in Australia
		Framing the Future
	Leveraging the Power of Nature to Confront Societal Challenges
		Origins, Principles, and Promises
		Hope for the Future, or Chimera of Change?
	References
8: Conclusion: Reform, Reinvention, and Renewal
	Narrating Novelty
	Knowledge, Capacity, and Tools for Change
	The Culture of Conservation and the Conservation of Culture
	Assumptions, Principles, and Context
	Reform, Reinvention, and Renewal
	References
Glossary
References
Index