Overview
- A unique, holistic approach to central/decentral regulation and control
- Covers aspects of ecology through engineering, economy, sociology up to political governance
- Written by experts from various disciplines
Part of the book series: Strategies for Sustainability (STSU)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The authors of this book, who represent a broad range of scientific disciplines, discuss the issue of centralized versus decentralized control and regulation in the context of sustainable development. The stability and resilience of complex technical, economic, societal and political systems are commonly assumed to be highly dependent on the effectiveness of sophisticated, mainly centralized regulation and control systems and governance structures, respectively. In nature, however, life is mainly self-regulated by widespread, mainly DNA-encoded control mechanisms. The fact that life has endured for more than 2.4 billion years suggests that, for man-made systems, decentralized control concepts are superior to centralized ones. The authors discuss benefits and drawbacks of both approaches to achieving sustainability, providing valuable information for students and professional decision makers alike.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Global Stability through Decentralization?
Book Subtitle: In Search for the Right Balance between Central and Decentral Solutions
Editors: Peter A. Wilderer, Martin Grambow
Series Title: Strategies for Sustainability
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24358-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-24356-6Published: 18 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79611-6Published: 30 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-24358-0Published: 11 December 2015
Series ISSN: 2212-5450
Series E-ISSN: 2452-1582
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 200
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 37 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Development, Earth System Sciences, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Environmental Economics, Ecosystems