Complexity and sustainability

Jennifer Wells

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

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Wells, Jennifer
Publisher:	New York : Routledge
Subject:	Komplexe Systeme \| Complex systems \| Nachhaltige Entwicklung \| Sustainable development \| Komplexitätsmanagement \| Complexity management \| Nachhaltigkeit \| Sustainability \| Corporate Social Responsibility \| Corporate social responsibility \| Komplexitätstheorie \| Komplexes System \| Interdisziplinarität \| Umweltschutz

Extent:	Online-Ressource (xiii, 350 p.)
Series:	Routledge studies in ecological economics ; 26
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]-337) and index
ISBN:	978-0-203-09567-6 ; 978-0-415-69577-0
Other identifiers:	10.4324/9780203095676 [DOI]
Classification:	Methoden und Techniken der Ingenieurwissenschaften
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015067367