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Author Farrell, Katharine

Title Beyond Reductionism : a Passion for Interdisciplinarity
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (345 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics
Routledge studies in ecological economics.
Contents 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
Summary 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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Subject Ecology -- Economic aspects.
Environmental economics.
Environmental policy.
Interdisciplinary research.
Reductionism.
environmental policy.
Ecology -- Economic aspects
Environmental economics
Environmental policy
Interdisciplinary research
Reductionism
Form Electronic book
Author Luzzati, Tommaso
Van den Hove, Sybille
ISBN 9781136281716
1136281711