Sustainability science
Title:
Sustainability science
Author:
Vries, Bert de, 1948-
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Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Cambridge University Press, c2013.
Physical Description:
xvii, 590 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps (some col.)
Contents:
Introduction -- The systems dynamics perspective -- In search of sustainability : past civilizations -- The world in the past 300 years : the great acceleration -- Sustainability: concerns and definitions -- Quality of life : on values, knowledge and worldviews -- Energy fundamentals -- On knowledge and models -- Ecosystems -- Human populations and human behaviour -- Agro-food systems -- Renewable resources : water, fish and forest -- Non-renewable resources : the industrial economy -- Towards a sustainable economy -- Outlook on the futures -- Glossary -- References.
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