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?

    <p>Innovative power (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Reinforcive power (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>Fish (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>Incomplete understanding of system complexity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Resilience (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>Confusion and lack of comparability in frameworks (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Incompatibility between ecological processes and management entities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Confusion and lack of comparability in frameworks (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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