Ecological sustainability : understanding complex issues /
Complex Systems is a new field of science studying how parts of a system give rise to the collective behaviors of the system, and how the system interacts with its environment. This book examines the complex systems involved in environmental sustainability, and examines the technologies involved to...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
2013
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2013 |
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| Summary: | Complex Systems is a new field of science studying how parts of a system give rise to the collective behaviors of the system, and how the system interacts with its environment. This book examines the complex systems involved in environmental sustainability, and examines the technologies involved to help mitigate human impacts, such as renewable energy, desalination, carbon capture, recycling, etc. It considers the relationships and balance between environmental engineering and science, economics, and human activity, with regard to sustainability |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 522 pages) 1 online resource (xviii, 522 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0429100396 1138077070 129970414X 1466565136 9780429100390 9781138077072 9781299704145 9781466565135 |