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A COMPLEXITY APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY : Theory and Application.

A major challenge of our times is to understand and manage the increasing complexity of socio-economic reality. This has immediate relevance for sustainable development. The impact of recent contributions from systems and complexity sciences in addressing this issue has not filtered down into effect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Espinosa Salazar, Angela Ma. (Angela María)
Otros Autores: Walker, Jon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2011.
Colección:World Scientific series on complexity science.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A major challenge of our times is to understand and manage the increasing complexity of socio-economic reality. This has immediate relevance for sustainable development. The impact of recent contributions from systems and complexity sciences in addressing this issue has not filtered down into effective practice - notably, there remain problems caused by the legacy of competing paradigms and the application of their associated methodologies. This book argues the urgency for the application of analytical tools that embody the principles of complexity management. The authors describe a theoretica.
Notas:4.1.3. Environmental Management Application.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (390 pages)
ISBN:9781848165298
1848165293