Ecological Sustainability

Ecological Sustainability: Understanding Complex Issues, 1st Edition, examines the complex systems involved in environmental sustainability and the technologies available to mitigate human impacts.

The book evaluates the relationships and balance among environmental science, environmental engineering, economics, and human activity. Broad topics include critical pressures such as population growth, global warming, and fossil fuel energy alongside technological alternatives such as renewable energy, biofuels, and desalination.

To aid in analyzing multidimensional challenges, the volume introduces complex systems thinking, featuring problem-solving approaches developed by Dörner alongside Frederic Vester's paper computer and sensitivity model.