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Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life–Environment Relations de Daniel A. Fiscus

Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life–Environment Relations

Autor Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 noi 2018

Destinată studenților din ciclurile superioare, cercetătorilor și practicienilor din domeniul managementului de mediu, Foundations for Sustainability oferă o bază teoretică riguroasă pentru a înțelege de ce eforturile actuale de sustenabilitate sunt adesea ineficiente. Considerăm că valoarea acestui volum rezidă în provocarea paradigmei dominante care privește viața strict la nivel de organism, propunând în schimb un cadru coerent ce integrează viața ca ecosistem și biosferă.

Autorii Daniel A. Fiscus și Brian D. Fath construiesc o argumentație sistemică, trecând dincolo de abordările fragmentate ale problemelor de climă sau energie. Structura cărții reflectă o progresie logică, de la definirea vieții ca bază a valorii în primele capitole, până la reformarea reducționismului științific prin șase principii fundamentale. Un aspect distinctiv este capitolul dedicat lecțiilor oferite de rețelele ecologice, care servește drept punte între teorie și aplicațiile tehnologice practice.

Cititorii familiarizați cu Pursuing Sustainability de Krister Par Andersson vor aprecia în acest volum rigoarea matematică și ecologică sporită, Foundations for Sustainability fiind mai puțin un ghid introductiv și mai mult o reconstrucție a bazelor științifice ale domeniului. De asemenea, lucrarea se raportează direct la temele din Flourishing Within Limits to Growth, unde Fath explora limitele creșterii; aici, accentul se mută pe mecanismele sistemice de relaționare viață-mediu. Tonul este unul academic, precis, fundamentat pe cercetări citate la nivel global, oferind instrumente de gândire critică și experimente mentale menite să identifice cauzele profunde, nu doar simptomele crizelor ecologice.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780128114605
ISBN-10: 0128114606
Pagini: 292
Dimensiuni: 191 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.51 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE

Public țintă

ecologists, environmental scientists, environmental managers, geographers, sustainability experts, biologists needing information on sustainability

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte experților în sustenabilitate și ecologilor care doresc să depășească soluțiile punctuale. Veți câștiga o perspectivă sistemică asupra relației viață-mediu, sprijinită de ecologia sistemelor și analiza rețelelor. Este un instrument esențial pentru a înțelege cum modelele biologice pot reforma sistemele economice și tehnologice, oferind un cadru teoretic solid, validat de cercetători de prestigiu precum E.O. Wilson.

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Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations challenges existing assumptions on environmental issues and lays the groundwork for a new paradigm, bringing a greater understanding of what is needed to help create an environmentally and economically sustainable future, which to date has been an uphill battle and not an obvious choice. The book presents the case for a paradigm based on a multi-model of life as organism, life as ecosystem, and life as biosphere, as opposed to the singular assumption that life can be viewed solely as an organism.
All backed with well-cited research from top investigators from around the world, this book is a must-have resource for anyone working in ecology, environmental science or sustainability.


  • Introduces a holistic, systemic approach and a synthesis of the systemic root cause that underlies many surface symptoms that are part of individual environmental problems (climate, water, energy, etc.)
  • Complements current piecemeal approaches in order to solve many interconnected environmental problems which share root causes
  • Provides tests and thought experiments to challenge current views on sustainability, leveraging the power of critical thinking to find new solutions
  • Gives insights on how to find solutions by blending interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary focuses with disciplinary specialization in ecology and ecosystem science
  • Bridges concepts and methods from math to ecology to human development

Cuprins

1. To Solve a Difficult Problem, Enlarge It2. Life as the Basis of Value3. Holistic Science of Life-Environment – Mutualistic Interfaces4. Life: From Origins to Humans5. Reforming Reductionism with Six Core Principles6. Life Science Lessons from Ecological Networks and Systems Ecology7. A Bridge Not Too Far: Spanning Theory to Science to Application8. Technology and Applications in the Context of Holistic Life-Environment9. Sustainability: A Goal for All

Recenzii

"Foundations for Sustainability is an important synthesis that points the way, along a long and rocky road, to an ultimate solution of humanity’s environmental problem." --Edward O. Wilson, Emeritus Professor, Harvard University
"By taking the big picture of our spaceship called planet Earth, and mixing this with modern ideas on ecology and energy flows, this wonderful little book is a must read for every free thinking individual. The writing is bright, fresh and easy, and the ideas are all worth pondering for days. The Book’s framework offers concrete sustainability pathways each embedded with a win-win philosophy." --Jaia Syvitski, former Director IGBP
"In clear and compelling language, the authors of this remarkable book present solid scientific and ethical foundations for a ‘science in service to Life,’ oriented unequivocally toward building a sustainable future. In view of the frequent co-option and distortion of the concept of sustainability, their effort could not be more timely. I recommend Foundations for Sustainability warmly to anyone concerned about the future of humanity." --Fritjof Capra, author of The Web of Life, coauthor of The Systems View of Life
"In this compelling call to "serve life", Fiscus and Fath have taken direct aim at the one thing holding us back from moving beyond industrialism: our inability to recognize the limits of our own beliefs. Drawing on an astonishingly broad and deep integration of science, philosophy, spirituality, and culture, they show us how to let go of the myths of modernity and embrace a fundamentally different relationship with each other and the planet nurtured by mutual understanding, cooperation, acceptance and unity." --Laura Lengnick, Author of Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate
"Fiscus and Fath provide a comprehensive and philosophical perspective on the holistic approach to ecosystems, and on the need to confront the interplay between the physical environment and life. They provide counterpoint to those such as me, for whom the complex adaptive system perspective views system-level properties as largely emergent from processes at much lower levels of organization, but feeding back to influence those lower-level interactions." --Simon Levin, Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
"An ambitious work, Foundations for Sustainability is a radical challenge to the foundations of life science. Get ready to experience your mind stretch to see the connectedness of all life in new ways. Best of all, Fiscus and Fath help us see possibilities to address our planet’s greatest crises. Great for the general reader and professionals alike." --Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet and EcoMind