The authors of this book, who represent a broad range of scientific disciplines, discuss the issue of centralized versus decentralized control and regulation in the context of sustainable development. The stability and resilience of complex technical, economic, societal and political systems are commonly assumed to be highly dependent on the effectiveness of sophisticated, mainly centralized regulation and control systems and governance structures, respectively. In nature, however, life is mainly self-regulated by widespread, mainly DNA-encoded control mechanisms. The fact that life has endured for more than 2.4 billion years suggests that, for man-made systems, decentralized control concepts are superior to centralized ones. The authors discuss benefits and drawbacks of both approaches to achieving sustainability, providing valuable information for students and professional decision makers alike.
| ISBN: | 9783319243566 |
| Publication date: | 18th December 2015 |
| Author: | |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Strategies for Sustainability |
| Genres: |
Sustainability Environmental economics Ecological science, the Biosphere Hydrology and the hydrosphere Earth sciences |
The authors of this book, who represent a broad range of scientific disciplines, discuss the issue of centralized versus decentralized control and regulation in the context of sustainable development. The stability and resilience of complex technical, economic, societal and political systems are commonly assumed to be highly dependent on the effectiveness of sophisticated, mainly centralized regulation and control systems and governance structures, respectively. In nature, however, life is mainly self-regulated by widespread, mainly DNA-encoded control mechanisms. The fact that life has endured for more than 2.4 billion years suggests that, for man-made systems, decentralized control concepts are superior to centralized ones. The authors discuss benefits and drawbacks of both approaches to achieving sustainability, providing valuable information for students and professional decision makers alike.
Global Stability Through Decentralization? features in the following genres: Sustainability, Environmental economics, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Earth sciences
Global Stability Through Decentralization? is available in Hardback
Global Stability Through Decentralization? was written by and published by Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing
Global Stability Through Decentralization? has 200 pages
Yes it is part of Strategies for Sustainability series