Critical transitions in nature and society /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
c2009.
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| Series: | Princeton studies in complexity
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Table of Contents:
- Theory of critical transitions
- Alternative stable states
- Cycles and chaos
- Emergent patterns in complex systems
- Implications of fluctuations, heterogeneity, and diversity
- Conclusion: from theoretical concepts to reality
- Case studies
- Lakes
- Climate
- Evolution
- Oceans
- Terrestrial ecosystems
- Humans
- Conclusion: critical transitions in a complex world
- Dealing with critical transitions
- How to know if alternative basins of attraction exist
- How to know is a threshold is near
- The winding road from science to policy
- New approaches to managing change
- Prospects.