Sustainability science

by Vries, Bert de

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Title Statements

Full title :Sustainability science / Bert J.M. de Vries, Utrecht University.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2013

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013

The Physical Object

Description:xvii, 590 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781107005884, 1107005884, 9780521184700, 0521184703
oclc:ocn841250442
LC Classification:HC79.E5
Dewey Decimal:338.927

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.