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Ecological sustainability : understanding complex issues /

Complex Systems is a new field of science studying how parts of a system give rise to the collective behaviors of the system, and how the system interacts with its environment. This book examines the complex systems involved in environmental sustainability, and examines the technologies involved to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Northrop, Robert B.
Otros Autores: Connor, Anne N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Descripción
Sumario:Complex Systems is a new field of science studying how parts of a system give rise to the collective behaviors of the system, and how the system interacts with its environment. This book examines the complex systems involved in environmental sustainability, and examines the technologies involved to help mitigate human impacts, such as renewable energy, desalination, carbon capture, recycling, etc. It considers the relationships and balance between environmental engineering and science, economics, and human activity, with regard to sustainability.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 522 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781466565135
1466565136
9781138077072
1138077070
9781299704145
129970414X
0429100396
9780429100390