A COMPLEXITY APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY : Theory and Application.

A major challenge of our times is to understand and manage the increasing complexity of socio-economic reality. This has immediate relevance for sustainable development. The impact of recent contributions from systems and complexity sciences in addressing this issue has not filtered down into effect...

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Main Author: Espinosa Salazar, Angela Ma. (Angela María)
Other Authors: Walker, Jon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2011.
Series:World Scientific series on complexity science.
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Summary:A major challenge of our times is to understand and manage the increasing complexity of socio-economic reality. This has immediate relevance for sustainable development. The impact of recent contributions from systems and complexity sciences in addressing this issue has not filtered down into effective practice - notably, there remain problems caused by the legacy of competing paradigms and the application of their associated methodologies. This book argues the urgency for the application of analytical tools that embody the principles of complexity management. The authors describe a theoretica.
Item Description:4.1.3. Environmental Management Application.
Physical Description:1 online resource (390 pages)
ISBN:9781848165298
1848165293
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.