Complexity Digest 2010.24 - 08

2010/11/19

Editor-in-Chief: Carlos Gershenson
Founding Editor: Gottfried Mayer

Earth System Science for Global Sustainability: Grand Challenges, Science Bookmark and Share

Excerpt: Tremendous progress has been made in understanding the functioning of the Earth system and, in particular, the impact of human actions. Although this knowledge can inform management of specific features of our world in transition, societies need knowledge that will allow them to simultaneously reduce global environmental risks while also meeting economic development goals