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Complexity and sustainability / Jennifer Wells.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wells, Jennifer, 1969-
Contributor:
ebrary, Inc.
Class of 1924 Book Fund.
Series:
Routledge studies in ecological economics ; 26.
Routledge studies in ecological economics ; 26
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Complexity (Philosophy).
Environmentalism.
Biotic communities.
Social systems.
System theory.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 350 pages).
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Introduction
Elucidating complexity theories
Complexity in the natural sciences
Complexity in social theory
Towards transdisciplinarity
Complexity in philosophy: complexification and the limits to knowledge
Complexity in ethics
Earth in the anthropocene
Complexity and climate change
American dreams, ecological nightmares and new visions
Complexity and sustainability: wicked problems, gordian knots and synergistic solutions
Conclusion.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
ISBN:
0203095677
9780203095676
Publisher Number:
99951139389
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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