Recently, the journal Ecology and Society published the open access special issue “Exploring Feedbacks in Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS)” to look at ways to fill the gaps in interdisciplinary research on CHANS feedbacks. To date such data is scant and often site-specific, a shortcoming that prevents complex coupled systems from being fully understood.
The issue, kicked off with an editorial “Synthesis of human-nature feedbacks” by guest editors Jianguo “Jack” Liu, Vanessa Hull (Michigan State University) and Mao-Ning Tuanmu (Yale), presents several research scenarios across the world. The question: What's next? We’re interested in knowing what others think about the importance of feedbacks in coupled human and natural systems across the globe, the challenges and the rewards. Most importantly, who’s already doing this? Special edition: (http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/issues/view.php?sf=85) Editorial: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol20/iss3/art17/ Many thanks, Sue Nichols Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability Michigan State University
