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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Northrop, Robert B.
Other Authors: Connor, Anne N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.
Subjects:
Sustainability.
Sustainable development.
Sustainability > Simulation methods.
Sustainable development > Simulation methods.
Biocomplexity.
Social systems.
Human ecology.
Durabilité de l'environnement.
Développement durable.
Durabilité de l'environnement > Méthodes de simulation.
Développement durable > Méthodes de simulation.
Biocomplexité.
Systèmes sociaux.
Écologie humaine.
sustainable development.
human ecology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Human Ecological Sustainability
  • Review of Complexity and Complex Systems
  • Multidimensional Challenges to Human Sustainability
  • Mitigations of Human Impacts Through Technology
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Unconventional Foods : Insects, Plankton, Fungi and in vitro Meat
  • Complex Economic Systems and Sustainability
  • Application of Complex Systems Thinking to Solve Sustainability Problems
  • What will happen to us? : FAQs on Sustainability
  • Glossary.