This book represents the proceedings of the International Workshop on Arctic Sea Ice Thickness : Past, Present and Future, held at Rungstedgaard Conference Centre, near Copenhagen, Denmark, on 8-9 November 2005. The conference was a timely effort to bring together scientists from Europe, North...

This book places tipping points in their scientific, economic, governmental, creative, and spiritual contexts. It seeks to offer a comprehensive set of interpretations on the meaning and application of tipping points. Its contribution focuses on the various characterisations and metaphors of...