Vries, Bert de,  1948- <br/><br/>
Sustainability science / 
Bert J.M. de Vries, Utrecht University. 
 - Cambridge :  Cambridge University Press,  2013. 
 - xvii, 590 pages, [16] pages of plates :  illustrations ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-583) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The systems dynamics perspective -- In search of sustainability : past civilizations -- The world in the past 300 years : the great acceleration -- Sustainability: concerns and definitions -- Quality of life : on values, knowledge and worldviews -- Energy fundamentals -- On knowledge and models -- Ecosystems -- Human populations and human behaviour -- Agro-food systems -- Renewable resources : water, fish and forest -- Non-renewable resources : the industrial economy -- Towards a sustainable economy -- Outlook on the futures -- Glossary -- References. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521184700 (paperback) 0521184703 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012024935 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sustainable development--Research.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.927 DEV