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UNINA9910782218203321 |
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Titolo |
Complexity and security [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Jeremy J. Ramsden, Paata J. Kervalishvili |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, DC, : IOS Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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6611733388 |
1-281-73338-5 |
9786611733384 |
1-4356-7795-1 |
1-60750-321-2 |
600-00-0370-6 |
1-4337-1236-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (440 p.) |
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Collana |
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Nato science for peace and security series ; ; v. 37 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RamsdenJeremy |
KervalishviliPaata J |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Complexity (Philosophy) |
National security |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title page; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; General survey; The Notion of Security; What is Complexity?; Climate and Energy; The Technology of Security; Psychological, Social, Political, Economic and Ethical Aspects of Security; Subject Index; Author Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Develops a fundamental concept that in order to achieve security in a complex world, it is essential to ensure that we have sufficient variety available to cope with complexity and its potential dangers. This book develops many facets of this idea, covering major world issues, including energy, food and environmental security, and climate change. |
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