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  • Environmental Science
  • Sustainability Science
  • Social Science

Background:

  • Social-ecological (SE) traps are persistent undesirable mismatches between human/organism responses and social/ecological conditions.
  • Existing explanations for SE traps primarily focus on a lack of adaptive capacity, neglecting other causal factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theorize the variety of human responses to SE traps.
  • To investigate the effect of these diverse responses on trap dynamics.
  • To identify additional drivers beyond adaptive capacity influencing human responses to SE traps.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical development of human response drivers: capacities, desires, abilities, and opportunities.
  • Construction of a typology of human responses to SE traps.
  • Empirical illustration using three case studies: Swedish Baltic Sea fishery, amaXhosa rural livelihoods, and Pamir smallholder farming.

Main Results:

  • Human responses to SE traps are diverse and influenced by more than just adaptive capacity.
  • Desires, abilities, and opportunities are identified as key additional drivers of human responses.
  • A typology of human responses provides a framework for understanding trap dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding the diversity of human responses is crucial for preventing and dissolving SE traps.
  • Future research and interventions should consider a broader range of factors influencing human behavior in SE traps.
  • This study offers a more nuanced understanding of SE trap dynamics and potential solutions.