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Desert networks: A conceptual model for the impact of scarce, variable and patchy resources |
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| Authors: | RRJ McAllister S Holcombe J Davies J Cleary A Boyle P TremblayDM Stafford Smith D Rockstroh M LaFlamme M YoungMF Rola-Rubzen |
| Institution: | a Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia b CSIRO, Ecosystem Sciences, PO Box 2583 Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia c National Centre for Indigenous Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia d CSIRO, Ecosystem Sciences, PO Box 2111, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia e Centre for Rural Health and Community Development, University of South Australia, Whyalla, SA 5608, Australia f School for Social Policy & Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia g CSIRO, Ecosystem Sciences, PO Box 284, Canberra, ACT 2602, Australia h School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2457, Australia i Centre for Appropriate Technology, PO Box 8044, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia j School of Agriculture and Environment, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia |
| Abstract: | Social actors in arid regions must develop strategies to respond to available resources, which are scarce, variable, patchy and unpredictable relative to other regions. We explore our observations of relationships amongst people and organisations in Australian deserts using a stylised network model of the structure of social networks in arid systems. Results suggest that temporal resource variability drives increased network density, but with fewer strong ties; sparse populations drive a relatively higher proportion of strong ties, and that networks develop a hub configuration as resource endowments become more patchy spatially. These ideas highlight some issues that warrant improved understanding by actors seeking to enhance livelihoods and local resilience in these extreme environments. |
| Keywords: | Arid Institutions Norms Rangelands Social networks Weak ties Wiry ties |
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