Handbook of research methods and applications in environmental studies / edited by Matthias Ruth, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruth, Matthias, editor.

Series:

Handbooks of research methods and applications.

Handbooks of research methods and applications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (544 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume presents methods to advance the understanding of interdependencies between the well-being of human societies and the performance of their biophysical environment. It showcases applications to material and energy use; urbanization and technological transition; economic growth and social vulnerabilities; development and governance of social and industrial networks; the role of history, culture, and science itself in carrying out analysis and guiding policy; as well as the role of theory, data, and models in guiding decisions.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; PART I Understandingand Shaping the Social Context of Environmental Studies; 1 An introduction to methods and applications in environmental studies; 2 Public meanings of science and the environment; 3 Cross-cultural environmental research processes, principles, and methods: coastal examples from Aotearoa/New Zealand; 4 Understanding culture and environment dynamics using cultural consensus analysis; 5 Mixed methods analysis of urban environmental stewardship networks; 6 The structured mental model approach

7 Fuzzy cognitive mapping: applications to urban environmental decision-making8 Action research for coherently integrated sustainability policy design and implementation; PART II Modeling Resource Use, Environmental Service Provision , Production and Emissions in Theory; 9 Energy return on investment (EROI) and its implications for long-term prosperity; 10 A multi-region input-output analysis of global virtual water flows; 11 Dynamic product-centric MFA; 12 Network analysis of industrial ecosystems; 13 Linking environmental and economic frameworks to model technology transitions

14 System dynamics for environmental applications15 Using participatory system dynamics in environmental and sustainability dialogues; 16 Analyzing green growth: integrating models to assess green economy - methods and applications to Mexico; 17 Valuing estuarine and coastal ecosystems for storm protection; 18 Are cities really smart? The environmental impact of urban and rural municipalities according to different methodological perspectives; 19 Vulnerability assessments; 20 Multi-criteria environmental performance assessment with an additive model; 21 Gaming on environmental issues

22 Nash equilibria of transboundary pollution gamesIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2015).

ISBN:

1-78347-464-5