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Beyond reductionism : a passion for interdisciplinarity / / edited by Katharine N. Farrell, Tommaso Luzzati and Sybille van den Hove



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Titolo: Beyond reductionism : a passion for interdisciplinarity / / edited by Katharine N. Farrell, Tommaso Luzzati and Sybille van den Hove Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
Disciplina: 577
Soggetto topico: Ecology - Economic aspects
Environmental economics
Environmental policy
Interdisciplinary research
Reductionism
Altri autori: FarrellKatharine <1969->  
HoveSybille van den  
LuzzatiTommaso  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; Preface 1: Beyond the argument culture; Preface 2: Embracing fewer answers; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Part I The idea of 'ecological economics': interdisciplinarity in theory, method and practice; 2 Social metabolism, ecological distribution conflicts and languages of valuation; 3 What lies beyond reductionism? Taking stock of interdisciplinary research in ecological economics; 4 The maturing of the structural contradictions of modern European science: an exploratory sketch
5 Beyond reductionism: understanding the 'ecology' of human naturePart II Life after reductionism: exemplary ecological economics beyond reductionism, in practice; 6 Building a career in the epistemological no man's land; 7 How ecofeminists use complexity in ecological economics; 8 Two conceptual tools for Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism (MuSIASEM): 'multi-purpose grammars' and 'impredicative loop analysis'; Part III Into the woods: mapping the challenges and the possibilities for continuing the development of methods that extend beyond reductionism
9 Looking for a place to anchor: confusing thoughts along an interdisciplinary dissertation journey10 Probing the boundaries of resilience science in practice; 11 Beyond reductionism: issues for future research on sustainability; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This is a book about the work of scientists in the era of the Anthropocene: where human beings appear to have become a driving force in the evolution of the planet. It is a diverse collection of empirical, methodological and theoretical chapters concerned with the practice of interdisciplinary social-ecological systems research. The aim of the contributors is to give the reader an appreciation for the range and complexity of the challenges faced by researchers, research institutions and wider communities trying to make sense of the causes and consequences of the this new era of global envir
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ISBN: 0-203-11228-8
1-136-28171-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910810694203321
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Serie: Routledge studies in ecological economics ; ; 24.