Complexity and Resilience in the Social and Ecological Sciences

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

This book introduces a new approach to environmental sociology, by integrating complexity-informed social science, Marxian ecological theory, and resilience-based human ecology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-08-28
Mått:148 x 210 x 27 mm
Vikt:486 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:265
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137549778

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Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Eoin Flaherty is Assistant Professor of Sociology at University College Dublin, Ireland. He studies patterns of inequality over time, and how they are formed, and maintained.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword; David Byrne.-Introduction.- Chapter 1. A Brief History of Systemic Thought in the Social and Natural Sciences.- Chapter 2. Complexity Theory: Societies as Complex Systems.- Chapter 3. Social-Ecological Resilience: Human Ecology as Theory of the Middle Range.- Chapter 4. Contextualising Complex Systems: Modes of Production and Social-Ecological Metabolism.- Chapter 5. Conclusion: A Complexity-Informed Approach to the Study of Social-Ecological Systems.