Book

Sustainability science / Bert J. M. de Vries.

Vries, Bert de, 1948- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780521184700 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781107005884 (hardback : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xvii, 590 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 561-583) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.