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Critical transitions in nature and society
- Title
- Critical transitions in nature and society / Marten Scheffer.
- Author
- Scheffer, Marten.
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2009], ©2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | QH545.A1 S34 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 384 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Princeton studies in complexity
- Uniform Title
- Princeton studies in complexity.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Theory of Critical Transitions -- Ch. 2. Alternative Stable States -- Ch. 3. Cycles and Chaos -- Ch. 4. Emergent Patterns in Complex Systems -- Ch. 5. Implications of Fluctuations, Heterogeneity, and Diversity -- Ch. 6. Conclusion: From Theoretical Concepts to Reality -- Pt. II. Case Studies -- Ch. 7. Lakes -- Ch. 8. Climate -- Ch. 9. Evolution -- Ch. 10. Oceans -- Ch. 11. Terrestrial Ecosystems -- Ch. 12. Humans -- Ch. 13. Conclusion: Critical Transitions in a Complex World -- Pt. III. Dealing With Critical Transitions -- Ch. 14. How to Know if Alternative Basins of Attraction Exist -- Ch. 15. How to Know If a Threshold Is Near -- Ch. 16. The Winding Road from Science to Policy -- Ch. 17. New Approaches to Managing Change -- Ch. 18. Prospects.
- ISBN
- 9780691122038 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0691122032 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780691122045 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0691122040 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2009003871
- 40016969283
- OCLC
- ocn276340689
- 276340689
- SCSB-5483316
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries