{"product_id":"critical-transitions-in-nature-and-society-9780691122045","title":"Critical Transitions in Nature and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow do we explain the remarkably abrupt changes that sometimes occur in nature and society--and can we predict why and when they happen? This book offers a comprehensive introduction to critical transitions in complex systems--the radical changes that happen at tipping points when thresholds are passed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marten Scheffer accessibly describes the dynamical systems theory behind critical transitions, covering catastrophe theory, bifurcations, chaos, and more. He gives examples of critical transitions in lakes, oceans, terrestrial ecosystems, climate, evolution, and human societies. And he demonstrates how to deal with these transitions, offering practical guidance on how to predict tipping points, how to prevent \"bad\" transitions, and how to promote critical transitions that work for us and not against us. Scheffer shows the time is ripe for understanding and managing critical transitions in the vast and complex systems in which we live. This book can also serve as a textbook and includes a detailed appendix with equations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides an accessible introduction to dynamical systems theory \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers critical transitions in lakes, oceans, terrestrial ecosystems, the climate, evolution, and human societies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains how to predict tipping points \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers strategies for preventing \"bad\" transitions and triggering \"good\" ones \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures an appendix with equations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarten Scheffer\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of environmental sciences at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEcology of Shallow Lakes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327149019410,"sku":"9780691122045","price":76.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_788d5f33-ce0c-4677-a577-dedff89003dd.jpg?v=1727710541","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/critical-transitions-in-nature-and-society-9780691122045","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}