PulseTrendingJournal ClubResearchersJournalsExplore
Instagram
HomeTrendingJournal ClubExplore
Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
August 20, 2026Annual Review of Environment and ResourcesOpen Access

Regime Shifts and Transformations in Social-Ecological Systems: Advancing Critical Frontiers for Safe and Just Futures

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

JRJuan RochaCSCaroline SchilELEmilie Lindkvist

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Overview

Conceptual review reveals key divergences and synergies between regime shift and transformation frameworks in social-ecological systems, highlighting pathways toward safe and just futures.

Key Points

  • To synthesize the conceptual foundations, histories, and divergences of regime shift and transformation research within social-ecological systems to foster integration for sustainability.
  • Reviewed historical trajectories, definitions, and applications across the regime shifts and transformations literature.
  • Identified conceptual intersections, shared theoretical roots, and distinct analytical boundaries between both research streams.
  • Demonstrated that despite shared intellectual lineages, the regime shifts and transformations literatures have evolved along separate trajectories with minimal interdisciplinary exchange.
  • Identified critical synergies to improve anticipation of nonlinear tipping points, prevent harmful socio-ecological collapses, and foster deliberate sustainability transformations.

Cite This Study

Rocha et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b4cb8a91293e6a1cc445https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-121124-042312
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share