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Critical Transitions in Nature and Society

Name: Critical Transitions in Nature and Society
Brand: Princeton University Press
SKU: 9780691122045
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Contributors:

Marten Scheffer

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science

Book Subcategory:

Life Sciences, System Theory

Book Topic:

Ecology

Series:

Princeton Studies in Complexity #16

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Release Date:

2009-07-26

ISBN 13:

9780691122045

Weight:

0.95 lbs

Size:

8.40 x 5.40 x 0.80 inches

Pages:

400

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How do we explain the remarkably abrupt changes that sometimes occur in nature and society--and can we predict why and when they happen? This book offers a comprehensive introduction to critical transitions in complex systems--the radical changes that happen at tipping points when thresholds are passed.

Marten Scheffer accessibly describes the dynamical systems theory behind critical transitions, covering catastrophe theory, bifurcations, chaos, and more. He gives examples of critical transitions in lakes, oceans, terrestrial ecosystems, climate, evolution, and human societies. And he demonstrates how to deal with these transitions, offering practical guidance on how to predict tipping points, how to prevent "bad" transitions, and how to promote critical transitions that work for us and not against us. Scheffer shows the time is ripe for understanding and managing critical transitions in the vast and complex systems in which we live. This book can also serve as a textbook and includes a detailed appendix with equations.

Provides an accessible introduction to dynamical systems theory
Covers critical transitions in lakes, oceans, terrestrial ecosystems, the climate, evolution, and human societies
Explains how to predict tipping points
Offers strategies for preventing "bad" transitions and triggering "good" ones
Features an appendix with equations

About the Author
Marten Scheffer is professor of environmental sciences at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He is the author of Ecology of Shallow Lakes.

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