Supply-Side Sustainability /

While environmentalists insist that lower rates of consumption of natural resources are essential for a sustainable future, many economists dismiss the notion that resource limits act to constrain modern, creative societies. The conflict between these views tinges political debate at all levels and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Allen, Timothy (Autor), Hoekstra, Thomas (Autor), Tainter, Joseph (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2003]
Colección:Complexity in Ecological Systems
Temas:
Sustainable development.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental).
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • 1. The Nature of the Problem
  • I. COMPLEXITY, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
  • 2. Complexity and Social Sustainability: Framework
  • 3. Complexity and Social Sustainability: Experience
  • II. A HIERARCHICAL APPROACH TO ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY
  • 4. The Criteria for Observation and Modeling
  • 5. Biomes and the Biosphere
  • 6. Ecosystems, Energy Flows, Evolution, and Emergence
  • 7. Retrospect and Prospects
  • References
  • Index

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