Definitions of key terms and words used used by the CASCADE project and in this website.
The capacity of the actors in a system to manage (improve or retain) resilience.
The ability of a social-ecological system to cope with novel situations without losing options for the future (Folke et al. 2002).
Reform of the CAP that became effective in 2000.
Human actions.
A geological formation of water-bearing rock with sufficient porosity and permeability to yield economic supplies of groundwater.