Critical Transitions in Nature and Society

by Marten Scheffer

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691122040
• ISBN13: 9780691122045
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"