Urban galapagos : transition to sustainability in complex adaptive systems /: transition to sustainability in complex adaptive systems. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thomas Kvan, Justyna Karakiewicz, editors.
• Authors: Kvan, Thomas; Karakiewicz, Justyna
• Contents: Intro; Series Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: Complexity and Consequence in Coupled Natural Urban Systems; References; Part I: The Galapagos as a Living Laboratory; Chapter 2: The Galapagos Urban Context; Introduction; General Description of the Galapagos Built Environment; Santa Cruz Island and the Town of Puerto Ayora; San Cristobal Island and the Town of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Understanding Coupled Urban-Natural Dynamics as the Key to Sustainability: The Example of the Galapagos; Introduction; A Brief History of Systems Thinking Defining Complex Adaptive SystemsCities and Ecosystems as Complex Adaptive Systems; The Concept of Coupled Urban-Natural Systems; Approaches to Modeling Urban-Natural Systems; Discussion and Outlook; References; Chapter 4: Scales and Transformative Change: Transitions in the Galapagos; Introduction; Shifting Scales; Transitions in the Galapagos; Transitions: Past; Transitions: Present; Perspectives from Complex Systems; A Transition by the Galapagos?; Self-organization; Coevolution; Potential for Self-Organization and Coevolution in Galapagos Harnessing Complexity for a Transition: Transition ManagementManaging the Galapagos Transition?; References; Part II: Socio-ecological Models; Chapter 5: Demographics of Change: Modeling the Transition of Fishers to Tourism in the Galapagos Islands; Introduction; Study Area; Alternate Household Livelihood Strategies; Changing Island Economies; Nature-Based Tourism and Local Employment; Complexity Theory and the Galapagos Islands; Methods; The Galapagos Fishers-Agent Based Model (GF-ABM); GF-ABM Functions and Key Process Characteristics; Model Scenarios; Discussion; Conclusions; References Chapter 6: Socioecological Systems and the Management of the Natural Resources in the GalapagosIntroduction; Human Settlement; Regulation and Emergence; The Dynamics Play Out; Conclusion; References; Part III: Models of Change; Chapter 7: A Model-Based Approach to Study the Tourism Sustainability in an Island Environment: The Case of Galapagos Islands; Introduction; System Dynamics; Tourism and Population and Labor in Galapagos; Population; Tourism; Labor Market in Galapagos; The System Dynamics Model; Discussion; Implications for Policy and Future Research; References Chapter 8: Toward Urban Self-Sufficiency in the Galapagos IslandsContext; Case Study of San Cristobal, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno; The San Cristobal Panarchy Model; The Primary Level: Urban Structure and Typologies; The Knowledge Underpinning: The Noosphere; Top Level: Environment; Opportunities for Interventions and Disturbances; Waste as a Resource; Invasive Species as a Resource; Water; Summary; References; Chapter 9: Avoiding the Color Gray: Parametrizing CAS to Incorporate Reactive Scripting; Introduction and Core Proposition; Toward a Proof of Concept; Desired Outcome; Background
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 508.8665; Environment; Environmental protection -- Galapagos Islands; Human ecology -- Galapagos Islands; Natural history -- Galapagos Islands; NATURE / Essays; NATURE / Reference; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Ecotourism; Ecology; Environmental protection; Human ecology; Natural history; Social Science -- Human Geography; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Human geography; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Conservation of the environment; Sustainable development; Urban Ecology; Endangered ecosystems; Nature Conservation; Science -- Environmental Science; Sustainability; Galapagos Islands -- Environmental conditions; Galapagos Islands; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319995342; 3319995340
• Related ISBNs: 9783319995335; 3319995332
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 14, 2018).
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