The science of open spaces : theory and practice for conserving large, complex systems /

This publication proposes that we return to ℓ́ℓfirst principlesℓ́ℓ--fundamental physical laws of the universe--and think about complex systems from the ground up based on modern scientific theory backed up by practical experience.℗ℓ Since the days of the American Frontier, our management policies ha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Curtin, Charles G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2015]
Temas:
Landscape ecology.
Environmental protection.
Open spaces.
Écologie du paysage.
Environnement > Protection.
Espaces verts.
environmental protection.
open spaces.
Earth sciences.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Environmental protection
Landscape ecology
Open spaces
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Integrating conservation and complexity through the perspective of place
  • 2. experiments in post-normal science in southwestern Rangelands
  • 3. Experiments in the Governance of Maine's coastal fisheries
  • 4. Conceptual Under pinnings for preserving open spaces
  • 5. Resilience and the socioecological synthesis
  • 6. Practical aspects of sustaining open spaces.

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