The Structure and Dynamics of Human Ecosystems: Toward a Model for Understanding and Action, Burch William R., Machlis Gary E., Force Jo Ellen
Автор: Gaku Kudo Название: Structure and Function of Mountain Ecosystems in Japan ISBN: 4431559523 ISBN-13(EAN): 9784431559528 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 19428 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Understanding the structure and function of mountain ecosystems is crucial for the conservation of mountain biodiversity and the prediction of the climate change impacts.The diverse studies and integrated synthesis presented in this book provide readers with a holistic view of mountain ecosystems.
Описание: Ecosystems are complex and enigmatic entities that are ultimately our life support systems. Understanding these systems to the point of being able to predict their behaviour in the face of perturbations requires that researchers adopt a number of strategies that vary in both approach and scale. This book, in a sense, is representative of some of the developments that have unfolded when math and physics met ecology. Here, some of the world’s leading ecologists examine ecosystems from theoretical, experimental, and empirical viewpoints, from energetics to ecosystems. The book begins with simplifying and synthesizing nature’s complex relationships. It then moves on to explore the mapping between food web structure and function and ends with the role of theory in integrating different research areas. From the breadth of systems analyzed to the rigor of approaches taken, this book is not only a useful resource for students and researchers in ecology, but serves as a fitting tribute to the life and work of Peter Yodzis.
Описание: Ecosystems are complex and enigmatic entities that are ultimately our life support systems. This book explores developments that unfold when math and physics meet ecology. It then moves on to explore the mapping between food web structure and function and ends with the role of theory in integrating different research areas.
Автор: Alan R. Berkowitz; Charles H. Nilon; Karen S. Holl Название: Understanding Urban Ecosystems ISBN: 0387954961 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780387954967 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 30532 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Attempts to bring together leaders in the biological, physical and social dimensions of urban ecosystem research with researchers, administrators and practitioners, to show how an understanding of urban ecosystems is vital for urban dwellers to grasp the fundamentals of ecological and environmental science and to understand their own environment.
Автор: Berkowitz Название: Understanding Urban Ecosystems ISBN: 0387952373 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780387952376 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 18041 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Nowhere on Earth is the challenge for ecological understanding greater, and yet more urgent, than in those parts of the globe where human activity is most
intense - cities. People need to understand how cities work as ecological systems so they can take control of the vital links between human actions and environmental quality, and work
for an ecologically and economically sustainable future. An ecosystem approach integrates biological, physical and social factors and embraces historical and geographical dimensions,
providing our best hop
for coping with the complexity of cities.
This book is a first of its kind effort to bring together leaders in the biological, physical and social dimensions of urban ecosystem
research with leading education researchers, administrators and practitioners, to show how an understanding of urban ecosystems is vital for urban dwellers to grasp the fundamentals of
ecological and environmental science, and to understand their own environment.
Автор: William S. Yackinous Название: Understanding Complex Ecosystem Dynamics ISBN: 0128020318 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780128020319 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 14843 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Understanding Complex Ecosystem Dynamics: A Systems and Engineering Perspective takes a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective on complex system dynamics, beginning with a discussion of relevant systems and engineering skills and practices, including an explanation of the systems approach and its major elements.From this perspective, the author formulates an ecosystem dynamics functionality-based framework to guide ecological investigations. . Next, because complex system theory (across many subject matter areas) is crucial to the work of this book, relevant network theory, nonlinear dynamics theory, cellular automata theory, and roughness (fractal) theory is covered in some detail. This material serves as an important resource as the book proceeds. In the context of all of the foregoing discussion and investigation, a view of the characteristics of ecological network dynamics is constructed. This view, in turn, is the basis for the central hypothesis of the book, i.e., ecological networks are ever-changing networks with propagation dynamics that are punctuated, local-to-global, and perhaps most importantly fractal. To analyze and fully test this hypothesis, an innovative ecological network dynamics model is defined, designed, and developed. The modeling approach, which seeks to emulate features of real-world ecological networks, does not make apriori assumptions about ecological network dynamics, but rather lets the dynamics develop as the model simulation runs. Model analysis results corroborate the central hypothesis. Additional important insights and principles are suggested by the model analysis results and by the other supporting investigations of this book – and can serve as a basis for going-forward complex system dynamics research, not only for ecological systems but for complex systems in general.
Автор: Sovan Lek; Michele Scardi; P.F.M Verdonschot; J.-P Название: Modelling Community Structure in Freshwater Ecosystems ISBN: 3642427189 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642427183 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 44402 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume presents approaches and methodologies for predicting the structure and diversity of key aquatic communities (namely, diatoms, benthic macroinvertebrates and fish), under natural conditions and under man-made disturbance. The intent is to offer an organized means for modeling, evaluating and restoring freshwater ecosystems.
Описание: This lively text offers a unique, holistic approach to human diversity for undergraduate courses in fields including anthropology, medicine, human ecology, and general education. Leading medical anthropologist Elisa Sobo rises to the challenge of truly integrating biology and culture. Her inviting writing style and fascinating examples make important new ideas from complexity theory and epigenetics accessible to undergraduates from all disciplines, regardless of academic background. Students learn to conceptualize human biology and culture concurrently—as an adaptive biocultural capacity that has helped to produce the rich range of human diversity seen today. With clearly structured topics, an extensive glossary and suggestions for further reading, this text makes a complex, interdisciplinary topic a joy to teach.
Автор: Keiner Название: From Understanding to Action ISBN: 1402028792 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781402028793 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 22204 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book provides a framework for the design, implementation, and measurement of sustainable urban development in developing countries. It presents the
findings of an AGS-sponsored project. Based on case studies in Johannesburg, Gabarone, and Santiago de Chile, the book identifies challenges and potentials for sustainable urban
development and suggests alternative ways that governments, city-regions, communities, and planners can respond to these challenges.
The introductory part highlights the
problem of global urbanization, focusing on cities of sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. The design part includes a context/needs analysis followed by recommendations of broad
frameworks for sustainable urban development. The implementation part looks at the institutional and policy framework and strategies necessary for sustainable urban development,
while the measurement part deals with the required mechanisms and tools for evaluating sustainable urban development policy and strategies as well as the review of outcomes/impacts
(indicators).
This publication is of special interest for university researchers and students, international experts, and organizations for sustainable urban development in
developing countries, but also practitioners from planning authorities worldwide.
Автор: Dyball Название: Understanding Human Ecology ISBN: 1849713839 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849713832 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7258 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: We are facing hugely complex challenges –from climate change to world poverty, our problems are part of an inter-related web of social and natural systems. Human ecology promises an approach to these complex challenges, a way to understand these problems holistically and to start to manage them more effectively. This book offers a coherent conceptual framework for Human Ecology – a clear approach for understanding the many systems we are part of and for how we frame and understand the problems we face. Blending natural, social and cognitive sciences with dynamical systems theory, the authors offer systems approaches that are accessible to all, from the undergraduate student to policy-makers and practitioners across government, business and community. Road-tested and refined over a decade of teaching and workshops, the authors have built a clear, inspiring and important framework for anyone approaching the management of complex problems and the transition to sustainability.
Автор: Dyball Название: Understanding Human Ecology ISBN: 1849713820 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849713825 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 25410 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: We are facing hugely complex challenges –from climate change to world poverty, our problems are part of an inter-related web of social and natural systems. Human ecology promises an approach to these complex challenges, a way to understand these problems holistically and to start to manage them more effectively. This book offers a coherent conceptual framework for Human Ecology – a clear approach for understanding the many systems we are part of and for how we frame and understand the problems we face. Blending natural, social and cognitive sciences with dynamical systems theory, the authors offer systems approaches that are accessible to all, from the undergraduate student to policy-makers and practitioners across government, business and community. Road-tested and refined over a decade of teaching and workshops, the authors have built a clear, inspiring and important framework for anyone approaching the management of complex problems and the transition to sustainability.
Автор: Barthelemy Название: The Structure and Dynamics of Cities ISBN: 1107109175 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107109179 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 11748 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: With over half of the world's population now living in urban areas, the ability to model and understand the structure and dynamics of cities is becoming increasingly valuable. Combining new data with tools and concepts from statistical physics and urban economics, this book presents a modern and interdisciplinary perspective on cities and urban systems. Both empirical observations and theoretical approaches are critically reviewed, with particular emphasis placed on derivations of classical models and results, along with analysis of their limits and validity. Key aspects of cities are thoroughly analyzed, including mobility patterns, the impact of multimodality, the coupling between different transportation modes, the evolution of infrastructure networks, spatial and social organisation, and interactions between cities. Drawing upon knowledge and methods from areas of mathematics, physics, economics and geography, the resulting quantitative description of cities will be of interest to all those studying and researching how to model these complex systems.
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