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Review Article

Learning for social-ecological change: a qualitative review of outcomes across empirical literature in natural resource management

Monika SuškevičsStockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden;Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, EstoniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Thomas HahnStockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Romina RodelaSchool of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University, Huddinge, Sweden;Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Biljana MacuraMISTRA-EviEM, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4253-1390View further author information
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Claudia Pahl-WostlInstitute of Environmental Systems Research, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, GermanyView further author information
Pages 1085-1112 | Received 10 Nov 2016, Accepted 31 May 2017, Published online: 18 Jul 2017

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