Understanding Society and Natural Resources: Forging New Strands of Integration Across the Social Sciences
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface: AND not OR -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- An Enduring Concern -- Overview of Book -- References -- Part I: The Status of Integration -- Chapter 1: A Vision of the Future of Science: Reintegrating of the Study of Humans and the Rest of Nature -- 1.1 The Role of Envisioning in Creating the Future -- 1.2 Consilience Among All the Sciences -- 1.3 Reestablishing the Balance Between Synthesis and Analysis -- 1.4 A Pragmatic Modeling Philosophy -- 1.5 A Multiscale Approach to Science -- 1.5.1 Aggregation -- 1.5.2 Hierarchy Theory -- 1.5.3 Fractals and Chaos -- 1.5.4 Resolution and Predictability -- 1.6 Cultural and Biological Co-evolution -- 1.6.1 Cultural vs. Genetic Evolution -- 1.6.2 Evolutionary Criteria -- 1.7 Creating a Shared Vision of a Desirable and Sustainable Future -- 1.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB): Integrating Social Science and the Humanities into Solving Sustainability Challenges -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Dealing with Scientific Silos and Uncertainties -- 2.1.2 Solving These Challenges -- 2.2 Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB) -- 2.2.1 MAHB's Mission and Structure -- 2.2.2 MAHB's Research Approach -- 2.3 A Research Agenda for and from MAHB -- 2.3.1 Socio-cultural Change for Sustainability -- 2.3.2 Population and Sustainability -- 2.3.3 Environmental Governance for Sustainability -- 2.3.4 Inequity and Sustainability -- 2.4 Concluding Reflections -- References -- Part II: Topics in Integration -- Chapter 3: Science During Crisis: The Application of Interdisciplinary and Strategic Science During Major Environmental Crises -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Science During Crisis: Two Examples -- 3.2.1 2010: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill -- 3.2.2 2012: Hurricane Sandy.