The Trans-Atlantic Research and Development Interchanges on Sustainability

ISBN-13: 9780128245293 / Angielski

University of Mi Csaba (Professor and University Chancellor

Opis

The Trans-Atlantic Research and Development Interchanges on Sustainability is a comprehensive foundational look at sustainability science, developed directly from the outcomes and learnings of the Trans-Atlantic Research and Development Interchanges on Sustainability (TARDIS) workshop that has been ongoing since 2004. The book brings together the most thorough recent advances in concepts, theories, methods, models and applications to steer the course towards a sustainable and resilient future. It provides a source of information on sustainability science directly from the experiences of global sustainability scientists and their research data not found elsewhere. This book will be an all-encompassing source of information on all aspects of sustainability science for academics, researchers and students in sustainability science and any applicable science that takes sustainability into account.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Sustainability 2. Sustainability as a Normative Enterprise 3. Scientific Principles of Sustainability 4. Are There Natural and Other Limits to Sustainability? 5. Mathematical Modeling of Sustainable Systems 6. The Role of Uncertainty in Sustainability 7. The Region as a Focus of Sustainability 8. Progress towards Sustainability 9. Summary