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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... response to pressure from major natural resource management (NRM) crises around the globe, the nature of environmental science is changing rapidly. From research carried out by individual scientists and a focus on publication of results ...
... response models, through economic and innovation policies, to outcomes. This is a fundamental challenge to the whole enterprise of R&D. Integration, synthesis, outcomes, team work, collaboration, and partnerships are rarely included in ...
... response to the previous two), the push by large multinational business into the area of sustainability and environmental stewardship. The complexity of an IA for agriculture and other land uses is well illustrated by the recent ...
... responses to climate change. Ecol. Econ. 26:43-65. Janssen, M.A., Walker, B.H., Langridge, J. and Abel, N., 2000, An adaptive agent model for analysing coevolution of management and policies in a complex rangeland system. Ecol. Model ...
... response is needed. A shift is made to adopt an integrated approach, but valuable time has been lost and environmental problems worsened. The outcome is a recognised need for integrated approaches, but the environment has suffered ...
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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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