A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a scuffed dust-jacket that is Near Fine; Fragile Dominion is a book about the complex and interconnected systems that make up the modern world. It examines how these systems are susceptible to collapse due to the actions of individuals or groups, and how we can prevent this from happening.; 8vo; 250 pages.

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Titolo: Fragile Dominion: Complexity and the Commons - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Editore: Perseus Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Data di pubblicazione: 1999
Lingua: Inglese
ISBN 10: 0738201111
ISBN 13: 9780738201115
Rilegatura: Hardcover
Edizione: First Edition; First Printing.
Condizione: Fine
Condizione della sovraccoperta: Near Fine

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We all know that our planet is losing its biological diversity at an alarming rate, with frightening implications for our future. But when does an ecosystem hit the breaking point? In this important book, Princeton biologist Simon Levin offers general readers the first look at how the new science of complexity can help to solve our looming ecological crisis. Levin argues that our biosphere is the classic embodiment of what scientists call complex adaptive systems. By exploring how such systems work, we can determine how they might fail: How much loss can an ecosystem bear before it starts to collapse? How resilient are these systems? Do they in fact hover at the edge of chaos? A deeply original work on one of the most pressing issues of our time, Fragile Dominion is a powerful appeal to understand and protect the global “commons.”

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