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001			on1156441366
003			OCoLC
005			20231214184222.0
008			200504s2021 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2020015728
019			_a1152059500
020			_a0231199422 _qhardcover
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020			_z9780231199421 _qelectronic book
020			_z9780231553100 _qelectronic book
035			_a(OCoLC)1156441366 _z(OCoLC)1152059500
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050	0	0	_aQH75 _b.D3947 2021
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092			_a333.9516 D3629 2021
100	1		_aDeFries, Ruth S.
245	1	0	_aWhat would nature do? : _ba guide for our uncertain times / _cRuth DeFries.
264		1	_aNew York : _bColumbia University Press, _c[2021]
300			_axi, 250 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_aMachine generated contents note: _g1. _tThe Dragons Are Back -- _g2. _tRecovery from a Crash: Install Circuit Breakers -- _g3. _tHedges for Bets: Invest in Diversity -- _g4. _tMind the Net: Defend Against Cascading Failure -- _g5. _tOne Size Fits No One: Make Decisions from the Bottom Up -- _g6. _tCycles of Renewal.
520			_a"The twentieth century seemed to offer an unwavering path to prosperity: deadly diseases were disappearing, and breakthrough technologies were starting to solve many problems. But today, certainty about the course of civilization is giving way to doubt and disbelief. The world seems less comprehensible, less predictable, and more prone to surprises from cascading consequences like drought, raging fires, political upheaval, and financial collapse. This book argues that a few counterintuitive strategies can help twenty-first-century civilization weather these uncertainties. The time-tested strategies come from nature itself. They evolved with the grand success of life over billions of years on Earth: networks patterned on leaf veins that provide multiple routes when one gets clogged; decentralized decisions that emulate how ants build their nests; self-correction, a strategy that's pervasive in nature; and diversification, the hallmark of both financial investors and the natural world. These are nature's telltale tactics that maintain life through unknown futures and cycles of renewal. Through narratives and examples, the book makes the abstract science of complexity accessible and tangible"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aHuman ecology
650		0	_aResilience (Ecology)
650		0	_aSustainability
650		0	_aUncertainty
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