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How Nature Works
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Author : Per Bak
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-11-11
How Nature Works written by Per Bak and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-11 with Mathematics categories.
Self-organized criticality, the spontaneous development of systems to a critical state, is the first general theory of complex systems with a firm mathematical basis. This theory describes how many seemingly desperate aspects of the world, from stock market crashes to mass extinctions, avalanches to solar flares, all share a set of simple, easily described properties. "...a'must read'...Bak writes with such ease and lucidity, and his ideas are so intriguing...essential reading for those interested in complex systems...it will reward a sufficiently skeptical reader." -NATURE "...presents the theory (self-organized criticality) in a form easily absorbed by the non-mathematically inclined reader." -BOSTON BOOK REVIEW "I picture Bak as a kind of scientific musketeer; flamboyant, touchy, full of swagger and ready to join every fray... His book is written with panache. The style is brisk, the content stimulating. I recommend it as a bracing experience." -NEW SCIENTIST
How Nature Works
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Author : Sarah Besky
language : en
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Release Date : 2019-10-15
How Nature Works written by Sarah Besky and has been published by University of New Mexico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-15 with Social Science categories.
We now live on a planet that is troubled—even overworked—in ways that compel us to reckon with inherited common sense about the relationship between human labor and nonhuman nature. In Paraguay, fast-growing soy plants are displacing both prior crops and people. In Malaysia, dispossessed farmers are training captive orangutans to earn their own meals. In India, a prized dairy cow suddenly refuses to give more milk. Built from these sorts of scenes and sites, where the ultimate subjects and agents of work are ambiguous, How Nature Works develops an anthropology of labor that is sharply attuned to the irreversible effects of climate change, extinction, and deforestation. The authors of this volume push ethnographic inquiry beyond the anthropocentric documentation of human work on nature in order to develop a language for thinking about how all labor is a collective ecological act.
How Nature Works
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Author : David Burnie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
How Nature Works written by David Burnie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Animals categories.
This book is designed to open up the world of natural history to both children and adults alike. It involves the reader in actually doing things in order to learn and contains text linking each experiment with the wider world of natural history, to all aspects of science in general. The experiments and demonstrations have been photographed in stages and are designed with the use of safe and easily obtained materials.
Nature Works
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Author : Steve Parker
language : en
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Release Date : 1997
Nature Works written by Steve Parker and has been published by Lorenz Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Animals categories.
How Nature Works
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Author : Ivan Zelinka
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-07-18
How Nature Works written by Ivan Zelinka and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-18 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book is based on the outcome of the “2012 Interdisciplinary Symposium on Complex Systems” held at the island of Kos. The book consists of 12 selected papers of the symposium starting with a comprehensive overview and classification of complexity problems, continuing by chapters about complexity, its observation, modeling and its applications to solving various problems including real-life applications. More exactly, readers will have an encounter with the structural complexity of vortex flows, the use of chaotic dynamics within evolutionary algorithms, complexity in synthetic biology, types of complexity hidden inside evolutionary dynamics and possible controlling methods, complexity of rugged landscapes, and more. All selected papers represent innovative ideas, philosophical overviews and state-of-the-art discussions on aspects of complexity. The book will be useful as instructional material for senior undergraduate and entry-level graduate students in computer science, physics, applied mathematics and engineering-type work in the area of complexity. The book will also be valuable as a resource of knowledge for practitioners who want to apply complexity to solve real-life problems in their own challenging applications. The authors and editors hope that readers will be inspired to do their own experiments and simulations, based on information reported in this book, thereby moving beyond the scope of the book.
The Nature Of Nature
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Author : Enric Sala
language : en
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Release Date : 2020-08-25
The Nature Of Nature written by Enric Sala and has been published by Disney Electronic Content this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-25 with Business & Economics categories.
In this inspiring manifesto, an internationally renowned ecologist makes a clear case for why protecting nature is our best health insurance, and why it makes economic sense.
The Way Nature Works
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Author : Macmillan Publishers
language : en
Publisher: Wiley
Release Date : 1998-01-03
The Way Nature Works written by Macmillan Publishers and has been published by Wiley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-03 with Nature categories.
Shaping the Planet the Power of the Atmosphere Evolution and Adaptation Reproducing to Survive the Search for Food Movement and Shelter Attack and Defense Senses and Communication the Living Environments More than 900 color illustrations 100 color photographs More than 1,000 species illustrated Extensive cross-references Glossary and extensive indexes
Green Growth That Works
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Author : Lisa Ann Mandle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-09-12
Green Growth That Works written by Lisa Ann Mandle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-12 with Business & Economics categories.
Rapid economic development has been a boon to human well-being, but comes at a significant cost to the fertile soils, forests, coastal marshes, and farmland that support all life on earth. If ecosystems collapse, so eventually will human civilization. One solution is inclusive green growth--the efficient use of natural resources. Its genius lies in working with nature rather than against it. Green Growth That Works is the first practical guide to bring together pragmatic finance and policy tools that can make investment in natural capital both attractive and commonplace. Pioneered by leading scholars from the Natural Capital Project, this valuable compendium of proven techniques can guide agencies and organizations eager to make green growth work anywhere in the world.
Ubiquity
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Author : Mark Buchanan
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2002-04-23
Ubiquity written by Mark Buchanan and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04-23 with Science categories.
Critically acclaimed science journalist, Mark Buchanan tells the fascinating story of the discovery that there is a natural structure of instability woven into the fabric of our world, which explains why catastrophes-- both natural and human-- happen. Scientists have recently discovered a new law of nature and its footprints are virtually everywhere-- in the spread of forest fires, mass extinctions, traffic jams, earthquakes, stock-market fluctuations, the rise and fall of nations, and even trends in fashion, music and art. Wherever we look, the world is modelled on a simple template: like a steep pile of sand, it is poised on the brink of instability, with avalanches-- in events, ideas or whatever-- following a universal pattern of change. This remarkable discovery heralds what Mark Buchanan calls the new science of 'ubiquity', a science whose secret lies in the stuff of the everyday world. Combining literary flair with scientific rigour, this enthralling book documents the coming revolution by telling the story of the researchers' exploration of the law, their ingenious work and unexpected insights. Buchanan reveals that we are witnessing the emergence of an extraordinarily powerful new field of science that will help us comprehend the bewildering and unruly rhythms that dominate our lives and may even lead to a true science of the dynamics of human culture and history.
Nature Fast And Nature Slow
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Author : Nicholas P. Money
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2021-05-19
Nature Fast And Nature Slow written by Nicholas P. Money and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-19 with Science categories.
This book is a vision of biology set within the entire timescale of the universe. It is about the timing of life, from microsecond movements to evolutionary changes over millions of years. Human consciousness is riveted to seconds, but a split-second time delay in perception means that we are unaware of anything until it has already happened. We live in the very recent past. Over longer timescales, this book examines the lifespans of the oldest organisms, prospects for human life extension, the evolution of whales and turtles, and the explosive beginning of life four billion years ago. With its poetry, social commentary, and humor, this book will appeal to everyone interested in the natural world.