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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... countries in space and time Can we measure fairness? What is the relationship between fairness and QOL'? Principles for achieving a sustainable, fair, and high-QOL society References Chapter 12 Quality of Life and the Distribution of ...
... countries are being opened up to international flows of information, resources, and finance. Many multinational ... country. As a result of the success of this policy, plans are now afoot for the establishment of trading schemes for salt ...
... countries. All this is being complicated by changing global cultures and the rise of post-modern ideas about science, values, and the nature of truth. It is indeed a brave new world. How do we address the difficulties of combining and ...
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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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