Understanding and Solving Environmental Problems in the 21st Century: Toward a New, Integrated Hard Problem ScienceR. Costanza, S.E. Jorgensen Elsevier, 2002 M06 5 - 346 páginas The aim of this book is to encourage integration of the natural and social sciences with the policy and design-making community, and thereby develop a deeper understanding of complex environmental problems. Its fundamental themes are:
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... concept of health 2.1. Ecosystems 2.2. Health Ignoring the link Climate change Agrosystems and food production Biodiversity and declining productive capacity . Discussion Acknowledgements References i 153 153 153 153 154 155 156 156 157 ...
... concept of the critical nutrient load for lakes and estuaries (Harris, 1997; Scheffer, 1998). Once this critical load is exceeded, nutrient enrichment produces practically irreversible changes to the aquatic ecosystem, such that ...
... concepts of sustainability and ecosystem health. A potentially powerful guide to such adjustments is found under the guise of CAHSystems analysis (Complex Adaptive Hierarchical Systems). This chapter offers a variety of perspectives on ...
... concept of "sustainable development" which has become prevalent in environmental policy dialogue (Harger and Meyer, 1996; Deville and Turpin, 1996; Schultink, 1992; Mitchell, 1996; Rees, 1996; Suter, 1993; Gilbert, 1996; Munasinghe and ...
... concept of complexity, especially as it relates to CAHSystems, must necessarily remain vague, until more objective measures can be developed (e.g., Bosserman, 1982) and brought into wide acceptance. 1.1.1. Subjective and objective ...
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Chapter 4 Complex Adaptive Hierarchical Systems | 95 |
State of the Art | 101 |
Chapter 6 Ecosystem Services | 127 |
Chapter 9 Ecosystem Health and Human Health | 167 |
Healthy Planet Healthy Living | 189 |
Chapter 11 Quality of Life and the Distribution of Wealth and Resources | 221 |
Chapter 12 Quality of Life and the Distribution of Wealth and Resources | 259 |
Conclusions | 303 |
References | 307 |
Author Index | 309 |
Subject Index | 319 |
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