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Global challenges, governance, and complexity : applications and frontiers / Edited by Victor Galaz (Program Director, Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Associate Professor in Political Science, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden).

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Galaz, Victor, editor.
ProQuest ebook central.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sustainability--Political aspects.
Sustainability.
Globalization.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (336 pages)
Place of Publication:
Cheltenham, Glos, UK ; Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2019]
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Introduction / Victor Galaz
Part I: Reflections and theoretical approaches
1. The architecture of robustness / Simon A. Levin
2. Governing for emergence in social-ecological systems / Carl Folke
3. Complexity, philosophy and ethics / Rika Preiser and Minka Woermann
4. Sustainability transformations in complex systems: A political economy perspective / Hubert Schmitz and Ian Scoones
5. Adaptive governance from an evolutionary perspective / Michael Cox and Michael Schoon
Part II: Applications
6. Understanding institutional complexity through networks / Rakhyun E. Kim
7. Polycentric governance and climate change / Dave Huitema, Andrew Jordan, Harro van Asselt and James Patterson
8. Harnessing the complexity of legal systems for governing global challenges / J.B. Ruhl and Daniel M. Katz
9. Complexity, resilience and economics / Anne-Sophie Crépin
10. Simple solutions for complexity? / B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre and Victor Galaz
11. The system made me do it? Regulating systemic risk / Caitlin Chambers, Luca Rade, Thayer Patterson and Miguel A. Centeno
12. Leadership and complexity: Can individuals make differences in complex systems? / Sibout Nooteboom and Geert Teisman
13. Cognitive capacities for global governance in the face of complexity: The case of climate tipping points / Manjana Milkoreit
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print record.
ISBN:
9781788115421
1788115422
Publisher Number:
99984159430
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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