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The ecosystem approach : complexity, uncertainty, and managing for sustainability / edited by David Waltner-Toews, James J. Kay, and Nina-Marie E. Lister.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Complexity in ecological systems series.
- Complexity in ecological systems series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ecological integrity.
- Ecosystem management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (402 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Is sustainable development a workable solution for today's environmental problems? Is it scientifically defensible? Best known for applying ecological theory to the engineering problems of everyday life, the late scholar James J. Kay was a leader in the study of social and ecological complexity and the thermodynamics of ecosystems. Drawing from his immensely important work, as well as the research of his students and colleagues, The Ecosystem Approach is a guide to the aspects of complex systems theories relevant to social-ecological management.Advancing a methodology that is root
- Contents:
- Contents; A Preface; Part 1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 7; 8; Part 2; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; Part 3; 14; 15; 16; Part 4; 17; 18; 19; 20; A Tribute to James J. Kay; Appendix; Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613008800
- 9781283008808
- 1283008807
- 9780231507202
- 0231507208
- OCLC:
- 828303738
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