书目名称 | The Social Metabolism |
副标题 | A Socio-Ecological T |
编辑 | Manuel González de Molina,Víctor M. Toledo |
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概述 | Combines social, economic and environmental viewpoints to analyse social development in history.Relevant for the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.Collects pra |
丛书名称 | Environmental History |
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描述 | This book helps readers to understand the fast growing and timely concept of social metabolism. The authors shed a light on the different existing terms and methodologies that have been developed over the years. Through the study of history, readers will get an understanding of the main currents or schools that exist around this concept and their main findings. Also provides examples of how to apply the metabolic approach at different territorial and temporal scales and using different methodological tools. The book presents a novel socio-metabolic theory of historical change, in which biophysical and social variables are combined in an integrated way to understand the dynamics of socio-metabolic transitions..In this second edition, the authors provide valuable updates and new sections to each of the previous chapters. New insights on global phenomena like climate change and the environmental crisis are also considered. As readers will learn, a paradigm shift in almost all areas of research and society will be needed to face the challenges created by the modern industrial society. The authors use a look back in history, to explore the relationship between humans and nature from an |
出版日期 | Book 2023Latest edition |
关键词 | Social Ecology; Environmental History; Ecological Economics; Sustainable Development; Interdisciplinary |
版次 | 2 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48411-7 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-48413-1 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-48411-7Series ISSN 2211-9019 Series E-ISSN 2211-9027 |
issn_series | 2211-9019 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |