Governing Complex Systems: Social Capital for the Anthropocene

by Oran R. Young

Book Overview

An exploration of the need for innovative mechanisms of governance in an era when human actions are major drivers of environmental change.

The onset of the Anthropocene, an era in which human actions have become major drivers of change on a planetary scale, has increased the complexity of socioecological systems. Complex systems pose novel challenges for governance because of their high levels of connectivity, nonlinear dynamics, directional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262533847
• ISBN13: 9780262533843
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher