The Ecosystem Approach: Complexity, Uncertainty, and Managing for Sustainability

by James J. Kay, David Waltner-Toews, Nina-Marie Lister, et al.

Book Overview

Is sustainable development a workable solution for today's environmental problems? Is it scientifically defensible? Best known for applying ecological theory to the engineering problems of everyday life, the late scholar James J. Kay was a leader in the study of social and ecological complexity and the thermodynamics of ecosystems. Drawing from his immensely important work, as well as the research of his students and colleagues, The Ecosystem...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231132514
• ISBN13: 9780231132510
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher