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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... improving QOL 1.4. QOL and the four capitals How can we measure QOL'? 2.1. Are objective measures suitable? 2.2. Operationalizing human needs assessment as a measure of QOL 2.3. Ecosystem services: indicators to integrate with QOL 2.4 ...
... improved links with social decisionmaking. • A pragmatic philosophy built on complex systems theory and modeling: The limits of predictability of complex, adaptive, living systems need to be recognized, and a "pragmatic modeling ...
... improved NRM policies and practices. Various kinds of innovative modeling techniques are being employed to summarize knowledge and to provide forecasting capabilities including various forms of dynamic and agent-based modeling. The ...
... improve the exchange of information and to build the trust relations among partners. Communication is important in all stages from initial project specification through to final exploration of results and decision support. Different ...
... improved understanding of the system under investigation. Failure is recognised as an important part of the learning process that helps refine the model and move research in an agreed (the right) direction. In particular, it was agreed ...
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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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