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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... less public trust of the whole science and technology enterprise. As a result, and because of more difficult economic times and scarcer funds, governments and the public demand accountability and transparency – outcomes and adoption ...
... less diverse than the highly diverse plant assemblages normally grown and harvested by indigenous peoples all around the globe. It is now clear that the western crops are not only demanding of water and fertilizers but they are also ...
... of judging the trustworthiness of the model on such a basis, of whether the model is ill or well designed for its purpose (Beck and Chen, 2000). Evaluating IAMs, therefore, is likely to be less dependent on 30 P Parker et al.
... less dependent on the previous conventions of classical peer review and history matching, and more dependent upon protocols and tests yet to be developed. This is because they are distinctively defined as serving the needs of mostly lay ...
... less formal integration. In all cases, communication is considered to be of utmost importance. 11. Communication Communication was agreed to be the critical factor in the success or failure of integrated studies. To achieve integrated ...
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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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