LEADER 06034nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910785515803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-51682-7 024 7 $a10.7312/alle14444 035 $a(CKB)2670000000241343 035 $a(EBL)983178 035 $a(OCoLC)817928678 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000750276 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12333150 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000750276 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10737334 035 $a(PQKB)10008534 035 $a(DE-B1597)458591 035 $a(OCoLC)1013934490 035 $a(OCoLC)1029820741 035 $a(OCoLC)1032694398 035 $a(OCoLC)1037968115 035 $a(OCoLC)1041973984 035 $a(OCoLC)1046605446 035 $a(OCoLC)1047048311 035 $a(OCoLC)1049621700 035 $a(OCoLC)1054876305 035 $a(OCoLC)979574362 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231516822 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL983178 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10595208 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL853845 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC983178 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000241343 100 $a20080219d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDiscontinuities in ecosystems and other complex systems$b[electronic resource] /$fCraig R. Allen and C.S. Holling, editors 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (287 p.) 225 0 $aComplexity in Ecological Systems 225 0$aComplexity in ecological systems series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-14445-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-263) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPreface -- $tPART 1. BACKGROUND -- $t1. Panarchies and Discontinuities / $rHolling, Crawford S. / Peterson, Garry D. / Allen, Craig R. -- $t2. Self- organization and Discontinuities in Ecosystems / $rPeterson, Garry D. -- $t3. Discontinuity, Multimodality, and the Evolution of Pattern / $rCumming, Graeme S. / Havlicek, Tanya D. -- $t4. Discontinuities in Body- Size Distributions / $rMarquet, Pablo A. / Abades, Sebastian / Keymer, Juan E. / Zeballos, Horacio -- $tPART 2. PATTERNS -- $t5. Patterns of Landscape Structure, Discontinuity, Mammal Phylogeny, and Body Size / $rSendzimir, Jan P. -- $t6. Biophysical Discontinuities in the Everglades Ecosystem / $rGunderson, Lance H. -- $t7. Discontinuities in the Geo graph i cal Range Size of North American Birds and Butterflies / $rRestrepo, Carla / Arango, Natalia -- $t8. Discontinuities in Urban Systems / $rGarmestani, Ahjond S. / Allen, Craig R. / Michael Bessey, K. -- $t9. Evaluating the Textural Discontinuity Hypothesis / $rStow, Craig A. / Sendzimir, Jan P. / Holling, Crawford S. -- $tPART 3. CONSEQUENCES -- $t10. Dynamic Discontinuities in Ecologic- Economic Systems / $rBarkley Rosser, J. -- $t11. The Ecological Significance of Discontinuities in Body- Mass Distributions / $rSkillen, Jennifer J. / Maurer, Brian A. -- $t12. Cross- Scale Structure and the Generation of Innovation and Novelty in Discontinuous Complex Systems / $rAllen, Craig R. / Holling, Crawford S. -- $tReferences -- $tContributors -- $tIndex 330 $aFollowing the publication of C. S. Holling's seminal work on the relationship between animal body mass patterns and scale-specific landscape structure, ecologists began to explore the theoretical and applied consequences of discontinuities in ecosystems and other complex systems. Are ecosystems and their components continuously distributed and do they adhere to scaling laws, or are they discontinuous and more complex than early models would have us believe? The resulting propositions over the structure of complex systems sparked an ongoing debate regarding the mechanisms generating discontinuities and the statistical methods used for their detection.This volume takes the view that ecosystems and other complex systems are inherently discontinuous and that such fields as ecology, economics, and urban studies greatly benefit from this paradigm shift. Contributors present evidence of the ubiquity of discontinuous distributions in ecological and social systems and how their analysis provides insight into complex phenomena. The book is divided into three sections. The first focuses on background material and contrasting views concerning the discontinuous organization of complex systems. The second discusses discontinuous patterns detected in a number of different systems and methods for detecting them, and the third touches on the potential significance of discontinuities in complex systems. Science is still dominated by a focus on power laws, but the contributors to this volume are convinced power laws often mask the interesting dynamics of systems and that those dynamics are best revealed by investigating deviations from assumed power law distributions.In 2008, a grand conference on resilience was held in Stockholm, hosting 600 participants from around the world. There are now three big centers established with resilience, the most recent one being the Stockholm Resilience Center, with others in Australia (an international coral reef center), Arizona State University's new sustainability center focusing on anthropology, and Canada's emerging social sciences and resilience center. Activity continues to flourish in Alaska, South Africa, and the Untied Kingdom, and a new center is forming in Uruguay. 410 0$aComplexity in Ecological Systems 606 $aDiscontinuous groups 606 $aEcology$xStatistical methods 615 0$aDiscontinuous groups. 615 0$aEcology$xStatistical methods. 676 $a577 701 $aAllen$b Craig R$01479696 701 $aHolling$b C. 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Kennedy, Michael G. Smith, Catherine Wanek 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aGabriola Island, BC :$cNew Society Publishers,$d[2015] 210 4$d©2015 215 $a1 online resource (1147 p.) 225 1 $aBooks for wiser living Mother Earth news recommendation 311 $a0-86571-771-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to the First Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction: An Open Door; Part One: The Context for Natural Building; 1. The Case for Natural Building; 2. Natural Building: A Global Tradition; 3. The Importance of Housing Ourselves; 4. Natural Building and Social Justice; 5. Sustainability and Building Codes; 6. Can My Natural Home Get a LEED Rating?; 7. Life-Cycle Cost and Value of Four Houses; 8. In Defense of Craft; Part Two: Design and Planning; 9. Designing for Vitality; 10. The Healthy House 327 $a11. Eighteen Design Principles to Make Square Feet Work Harder12. Designing with the Sun; 13. Natural Building for Cold Climates; 14. Hybrid Homes: Combining Natural Materials for Energy Efficiency; 15. Remodeling with Natural Materials; 16. Siting a Natural Building; 17. The Permaculture House; 18. Complementary Systems for Energy-Efficient Homes; 19. Regenerative Building: An Ecological Approach; 20. Building the Natural Village: A Strategy for Repairing Cities; Part Three: Natural Building Materials and Techniques; 21. Natural Building Materials: An Overview 327 $a22. Foundations for Natural Buildings23. Stone Masonry; 24. Adobe Building; 25. A Brief History of Cob Building; 26. Rammed Earth: From Pise? to PISE; 27. Compressed Earth Blocks; 28. Building with Earthbags; 29. Digging in for Comfort; 30. Cordwood Masonry: An Overview; 31. Straw Bale Building: Lessons Learned; 32. Building with Hemp; 33. Light-Clay: An Introduction to German Clay Building Techniques; 34. Wattle and Daub; 35. The Evolution of Timber Framing; 36. The Art of Timber Framing; 37. Small-Diameter Roundwood: An Underused Building Material; 38. Bamboo Construction 327 $a39. Waste Not, Want Not: Building with Trash40. Earthships: An Ecocentric Model; 41. Papercrete: Homes from Waste Paper; 42. Roofs for Natural Building; 43. Green Roofs with Sod, Turf or Straw; 44. Thatching Comes to America; 45. Natural Insulation; 46. Rice Hulls for Insulation; 47. Earthen Floors; 48. Earth Plasters and Alis; 49. Working with Lime; 50. Natural Paints and Finishes; Part Four: Building the Global Village; 51. Shelter and Sustainable Development; 52. Sustainable Building as Appropriate Technology; 53. Woodless Construction in the Sahel 327 $a54. Straw Bales in China: Housing for the People55. Improving Vernacular Housing in Western China; 56. PAKSBAB: Seismically Safe Straw Bale Homes in Pakistan; 57. Earthen Building Comes to Thailand; 58. Natural Building Thrives in Argentina; 59. Builders Without Borders; 60. Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities; 61. Tlholego Village: A Sustainable Community in South Africa; 62. Building with Earth in Auroville; 63. Friland: Affordable Housing in Community; 64. Evolving a Village Vernacular in Missouri; Index 330 $a