The Social Metabolism: A Socio-Ecological Theory of Historical Change
Author:   Manuel González de Molina ,  Víctor M. Toledo
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Volume:   3
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9783319351896


Pages:   355
Publication Date:   17 September 2016
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Author:   Manuel González de Molina ,  Víctor M. Toledo
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   5.737kg
ISBN:  

9783319351896


ISBN 10:   3319351893
Pages:   355
Publication Date:   17 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Acknowledgments.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Environmental history as sustainability science.- 3. Social metabolism: origins, history, approaches and main publications.- 4. The basic model.- 5. Social metabolism at the local scale.- 6. Social metabolism at the regional scale.- 7. Social metabolism at the national and global scales.- 8. Global metabolism.- 9. The cinegetic or extractive mode of social metabolism.- 10. The organic metabolism.- 11. The industrial metabolism.- 12. A non-cybernetic theory of social metabolism.- 13. Metabolic transitions: a theory of socioecological transformation.- 14. Epilogue: metabolisms, entropy and sustainable society.

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