Environmental systems: Philosophy, analysis, and control

摘要: Here is an indispensable text and reference book for anyone interested in a systems approach to environmental studies. It will be useful not only geographers but also ecologists other scientists; planners; economists social philosophers; applied mathematicians.Bennett Chorley's has number of broad aims: first, employ the provide interdisciplinary focus on structures techniques; second, use this aid developing interfacing economic theory with physical biological theory; third, investigate implications human response current dilemmas, hence expose technological bases values which underlie our natural resources.Interpreting "environment" so as embrace physical, biological, man-made, social, reality, authors show that provides powerful vehicle statement situations ever-growing temporal spatial magnitude, reducing areas uncertainty increasingly complex decision making arenas.Originally published 1979.The Princeton Legacy Library uses latest print-on-demand technology again make available previously out-of-print books from distinguished backlist University Press. These paperback editions preserve original texts these important while presenting them durable editions. The goal vastly increase access rich scholarly heritage found thousands by Press since its founding 1905.