Sustainability Science: The Emerging Paradigm and the Urban Environment
| PUBLISHER | Springer (05/29/2012) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
The object of this book is to highlight how the nascent field of sustainability science is addressing a key challenges for scientists; that is, understanding the workings of complex systems especially when humans are involved. A consistent thread in the sustainability science movement is the wide acknowledgement that greater degrees of integration across what are now segmented dimensions of extant Science and Technology systems will be a key factor in matching the most appropriate science and technology solutions to specific sustainability problems in specific places.
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ISBN-13:
9781461431879
ISBN-10:
1461431875
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
444
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
6.40 x 1.30 x 9.30 inches
Weight:
1.85 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Maps,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
NL
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | General
Reference | Economics - General
Reference | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)
Dewey Decimal:
333.7
Library of Congress Control Number:
2012937794
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The object of this book is to highlight how the nascent field of sustainability science is addressing a key challenges for scientists; that is, understanding the workings of complex systems especially when humans are involved. A consistent thread in the sustainability science movement is the wide acknowledgement that greater degrees of integration across what are now segmented dimensions of extant Science and Technology systems will be a key factor in matching the most appropriate science and technology solutions to specific sustainability problems in specific places.
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