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Beyond Reductionism : a Passion for Interdisciplinarity.
This is a book about the work of scientists in the era of the Anthropocene: where human beings appear to have become a driving force in the evolution of the planet. It is a diverse collection of empirical, methodological and theoretical chapters concerned with the practice of interdisciplinary socia...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in ecological economics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; Preface 1: Beyond the argument culture; Preface 2: Embracing fewer answers; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Part I The idea of 'ecological economics': interdisciplinarity in theory, method and practice; 2 Social metabolism, ecological distribution conflicts and languages of valuation; 3 What lies beyond reductionism? Taking stock of interdisciplinary research in ecological economics; 4 The maturing of the structural contradictions of modern European science: an exploratory sketch
- 5 Beyond reductionism: understanding the 'ecology' of human naturePart II Life after reductionism: exemplary ecological economics beyond reductionism, in practice; 6 Building a career in the epistemological no man's land; 7 How ecofeminists use complexity in ecological economics; 8 Two conceptual tools for Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism (MuSIASEM): 'multi-purpose grammars' and 'impredicative loop analysis'; Part III Into the woods: mapping the challenges and the possibilities for continuing the development of methods that extend beyond reductionism
- 9 Looking for a place to anchor: confusing thoughts along an interdisciplinary dissertation journey10 Probing the boundaries of resilience science in practice; 11 Beyond reductionism: issues for future research on sustainability; Index