
Foundations for Sustainability
A Coherent Framework of Life–Environment Relations
Description
Key Features
- Introduces a holistic, systemic approach and a synthesis of the systemic root cause that underlies many surface symptoms that are part of individual environmental problems (climate, water, energy, etc.)
- Complements current piecemeal approaches in order to solve many interconnected environmental problems which share root causes
- Provides tests and thought experiments to challenge current views on sustainability, leveraging the power of critical thinking to find new solutions
- Gives insights on how to find solutions by blending interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary focuses with disciplinary specialization in ecology and ecosystem science
- Bridges concepts and methods from math to ecology to human development
Readership
Ecologists, environmental scientists, environmental managers, geographers, sustainability experts, biologists needing information on sustainability
Table of Contents
1. To Solve a Difficult Problem, Enlarge It
2. Life as the Basis of Value
3. Holistic Science of Life-Environment – Mutualistic Interfaces
4. Life: From Origins to Humans
5. Reforming Reductionism with Six Core Principles
6. Life Science Lessons from Ecological Networks and Systems Ecology
7. A Bridge Not Too Far: Spanning Theory to Science to Application
8. Technology and Applications in the Context of Holistic Life-Environment
9. Sustainability: A Goal for All
Product details
- No. of pages: 292
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2018
- Published: November 16, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128114605
- eBook ISBN: 9780128116449
About the Authors
Daniel Fiscus
Affiliations and Expertise
Brian Fath
Affiliations and Expertise
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