Complexity and Sustainability (Paperback, 3rd Edition)

Complex dynamic system studies have been studied explicitly in the natural sciences, and most only implicitly throughout other fields. Yet much great social theory and philosophy is in fact based in complexity, and important concepts like postmodernism, risk, and collapse all stem from complexity. Six key terms are explored: nonlinearity, feedbacks, thresholds, hierarchies, emergence and self-organization, and dozens of related principles are discussed, with a focus on uncertainty, risk, vulnerability, learning, strategy, resilience, collapse and sustainability. The book surveys the role of these complexity principles in the natural sciences, social theory, transdisciplinary discourse, philosophy, and ethics, and shows how this complexity framework is a valuable lens for approaching the spectre of climate change and life in the Anthropocene.

Table of Contents

Foreward 1. Introduction 2. Elucidating Complexity Theories 3. Complexity in the Natural Sciences 4. Complexity in Social Theory 5. Towards Transdisciplinarity 6. Complexity in Philosophy: Complexification and the Limits to Knowledge 7. Complexity in Ethics 8. Earth in the Anthropocene 9. Complexity and Climate Change 10. American Dreams, Ecological Nightmares and New Visions 11. Complexity and Sustainability: Wicked Problems, Gordian Knots and Synergistic Solutions 12. Conclusion

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics
Release date:	July 2014
First published:	2013
Authors:	Jennifer Wells
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
Edition:	3rd Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-79074-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Promotions Books > Promotion > Routledge Economics
LSN:	1-138-79074-5
Barcode:	9781138790742

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