Power in Transformations to Sustainability Quiz

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What is the definition of innovative power according to Avelino (2017)?

The capacity of actors to trigger empowerment through innovative practices
The capacity of actors to create new resources such as monetary, material, and knowledge (correct)
The capacity of actors to reinforce and reproduce existing structures and institutions
The capacity of actors to develop new structures and institutions

Which of the following is an example of reinforcive power according to Avelino (2017)?

Organic agriculture
Shell and the fossil fuel industry (correct)
Renewable energy
Electric mobility

According to Avelino (2017), what is the definition of transformative power?

The exercise of innovative power through experimentation with alternative institutions and practices
The capacity of actors to create new resources such as monetary, material, and knowledge
The capacity of actors to develop new structures and institutions (correct)
The capacity of actors to reinforce and reproduce existing structures and institutions

What type of power involves the exercise of innovative power through experimentation with alternative institutions and practices?

Innovative power (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of power is often exercised by privileged actors to support dominant structures and institutions?

Reinforcive power (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of social-ecological systems (SES) according to the provided text?

They consist of interdependent social and ecological subsystems (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Ostrom’s Social-Ecological Systems Framework?

To diagnose why some social-ecological systems are sustainable and others are not (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are examples of resource units in a lake, according to the text?

Fish (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of governance systems in social-ecological systems (SES)?

To ensure mutual feedback relationships between social and ecological subsystems (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is conceptual vagueness likely to do to the utility of a framework?

Reduce its utility by causing confusion and overlapping definitions (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the concept of 'telecoupling' refer to in the context of social-ecological systems?

The linking of local and regional systems to large-scale, networked drivers operating at a distance (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of non-linear relationships in social-ecological systems?

They cause a non-linear reaction by another variable after crossing a threshold (A) Signup and view all the answers

What factor contributes to the occurrence of surprises in the behavior of social-ecological systems?

Incomplete understanding of system complexity (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which property of social-ecological systems refers to their 'capability to retain similar structures after disturbances'?

Resilience (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of time lags in feedbacks within social-ecological systems?

Considerable time gaps between changing variables and their effects (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the property of 'heterogeneity' refer to in social-ecological systems?

The diverse character of content in human-nature interactions (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a common outcome when different analytical frameworks are not comparable?

Confusion and lack of comparability in frameworks (D) Signup and view all the answers

What problem is associated with spatial mismatches between ecological processes and management entities?

Incompatibility between ecological processes and management entities (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of lack of a common analytical framework for social-ecological systems?

Confusion and lack of comparability in frameworks (B) Signup and view all the answers