The ecosystem approach : complexity, uncertainty, and managing for sustainability / edited by David Waltner-Toews, James J. Kay, and Nina-Marie E. Lister.

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The ecosystem approach : complexity, uncertainty, and managing for sustainability / edited by David Waltner-Toews, James J. Kay, and Nina-Marie E. Lister.

Publication:

Description:

xv, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Series:

Complexity in ecological systems series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1: Some Theoretical Bases for a New Ecosystem Approach -- pt. !!: Case Studies Learning by Doing -- pt. III: Managing for Sustainability: Meeting the Challenges -- pt. IV: Where to go from Here? Some Challenges for a New Science in an Uncertain World.

Summary:

Is sustainable development a workable solution for today's environmental problems? Is it scientifically defensible? Best known for applying ecological theory to the engineering problems of everyday life, the late scholar James J. Kay was a leader in the study of social and ecological complexity and the thermodynamics of ecosystems. Drawing from his immensely important work, as well as the research of his students and colleagues, The Ecosystem Approachis a guide to the aspects of complex systems theories relevant to social-ecological management. Advancing a methodology that is rooted in good theory and practice, this book features case studies conducted in the Arctic and Africa, in Canada and Kathmandu, and in the Peruvian Amazon, Chesapeake Bay, and Chennai, India. Applying a systems approach to concrete environmental issues, this volume is geared toward scientists, engineers, and sustainable development scholars and practitioners who are attuned to the ideas of the Resilience Alliance-an international group of scientists who take a more holistic view of ecology and environmental problem-solving. Chapters cover the origins and rebirth of the ecosystem approach in ecology; the bridging of science and values; the challenge of governance in complex systems; systemic and participatory approaches to management; and the place for cultural diversity in the quest for global sustainability.

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ISBN:

9780231132503 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0231132506 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780231132510 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0231132514 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780231507202
0231507208

Subject:

Ecological integrity.
Ecosystem management.
Intégrité écologique.
Écosystèmes Gestion.
Humanökologie
Umweltschutz
milieubeheer
environmental management
duurzaamheid (sustainability)
sustainability
biodiversiteit
biodiversity
participatie
participation
ecosystemen
ecosystems
agroecosystems
Environmental Management (General)
Milieubeheer (algemeen)

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Aufsatzsammlung.

Added entries:

Waltner-Toews, David, 1948-
Kay, James (James J.)
Lister, Nina-Marie E.
Complexity in ecological systems series.

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Location: Library main 259686
Call No.: BIB 190604
Status: Available

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