Diffusive Spreading in Nature, Technology and Society 9783031059469, 9783031059452, 3031059468

Diffusive Spreading in Nature, Technology and Society [2 ed.] 303105945X, 9783031059452

What do the movements of molecules and the migration of humans have in common? How does the functionality of our brain t

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FREEDOM AND EVOLUTION: hierarchy in nature, society and technology 9783030340087, 9783030340094, 3030340082

The book begins with familiar designs found all around and inside us (such as the 'trees' of river basins, hum

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Critical Transitions in Nature and Society 9781400833276

How do we explain the remarkably abrupt changes that sometimes occur in nature and society--and can we predict why and w

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The snake with golden braids: society, nature, and technology in Andean irrigation 9780739111970, 0739111973

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Nature, Society, and Justice in the Anthropocene: Unraveling the Money-Energy-Technology Complex 1108429378, 9781108429375

Are money and technology the core illusions of our time? In this book, Alf Hornborg offers a fresh assessment of the ine

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Reconnecting Culture, Technology and Nature: From Society to Heterogeneity [1 ed.] 0415201179, 9780415201179, 0415201160, 9780415201162

In this exciting new book, Mike Michael uses case studies of mundane technologies such as the walking boot, the car and

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Critical Transitions in Nature and Society 0691122040, 9780691122045

"Offers an introduction to critical transitions in complex systems - the radical changes that happen at tipping poi

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Extreme Events in Nature and Society 3540286101, 9783540286103

Significant, and usually unwelcome, surprises, such as floods, financial crisis, epileptic seizures, or material rupture

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Nature, Ritual, and Society in Japan's Ryukyu Islands 041535563X, 9780415355636

Despite their small area, the southern islands of Japan can be seen as stepping stones towards a more nuanced view of cu

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Science, Technology and Society in Contemporary Japan 0521654254, 9780521654258

The challenge of the Asian economic crisis in the late 1990s has placed pressure on the Japanese economy to change, caus

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