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Disrupted balance : society at risk / edited by Jan W Vasbinder, NTU, Singapore.

Van Pelt Library HN690.8.A8 D57 2018
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.
Vasbinder, Jan W., editor.
Series:
Exploring complexity (World Scientific (Firm)) ; v. 6.
Exploring complexity ; Volume 6
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Crisis management.
Sustainable development.
Social problems.
Southeast Asia.
Social problems--Southeast Asia.
Sustainable development--Southeast Asia.
Crisis management--Southeast Asia.
Physical Description:
116 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2018]
Contents:
Introduction
Hunting black swans and taming black elephants / by Peter Ho
Gambling with geohazards / by Kerry Sieh
Meals from anarchy / by Tim G. Benton
Governance in a time of disruption / by Seán Cleary
Threats seen and unseen / by Shashi Jayakumar
Thinking the unthinkable / by Sheila Ronis
The risks and resilience of cities / by David Lallemant
Paradoxes and paradigms in parasitology / by Daniel Brooks
Water: the human element / by Alexander J.B. Zehnder
Sprawl at risk / by Roland Fletcher
Thinking the unthinkable v2 / by Nik Gowing
From owners to stewards / by Andrew Sheng
Conclusion
Focus on the future: a call to action
Acknowledgements.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.
ISBN:
9789813239210
9813239212
OCLC:
1040206106

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