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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 522 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781466565135 1466565136 9781138077072 1138077070 9781299704145 129970414X 0429100396 9780429100390 |