Sustainability science / Bert J.M. de Vries.
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 590 p., [16] p. of plates :; ill., maps (some col.) |
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Table of 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.