Complexity Approach to Sustainability, A: Theory and Application (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781848165274)

A major challenge of our times is to understand and manage the increasing complexity of socio-economic reality. This has immediate relevance for sustainable development. The impact of recent contributions from systems and complexity sciences in addressing this issue has not filtered down into effective practice -- notably, there remain problems caused by the legacy of competing paradigms and the application of their associated methodologies. This book argues the urgency for the application of analytical tools that embody the principles of complexity management. The authors describe a theoretical framework based on complexity science with a focus on organisational and second order cybernetics, one that presents a powerful new insight into the concept of sustainability. The book also describes actual applications of the ideas in the area of organisational, societal and environmental management, and reflects upon the impact of such an approach on current practice.

Author: Angela Espinosa,Jon Walker
ISBN-10: 1848165277
ISBN-13: 9781848165274
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2011
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.05h x 6.35w x 1.01d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 59