IN THIS TIME OF TURBULENCE, scientists, economists, social innovators, corporate and civic leaders, and citizens alike are asking the same basic questions: What causes one system to break down and another to rebound? Are we merely subject to the whim of forces beyond our control? Or, in the face of [...]
All systems break down. Some bounce back, others do not. This is a book about why. RESILIENCE is a book about how the world works. It covers business, economic, geographic and social systems in a thrillingly readable narrative. A wealth of absorbing examples are covered, from the link between US oil[...]
IN THIS TIME OF TURBULENCE, scientists, economists, social innovators, corporate and civic leaders, and citizens alike are asking the same basic questions: What causes one system to break down and another to rebound? Are we merely subject to the whim of forces beyond our control? Or, in the face of [...]
What causes one system to break down and another to rebound? Are we merely subject to the whim of forces beyond our control? Or, in the face of constant disruption, can we build better shock absorbers for ourselves, our communities, our economies, and for the planet as a whole?
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Har du gått i fjæra som liten og vært fascinert av stein, kjent på dem, sett på mønstrene? Noen av oss blir aldri voksne og fascineres fortsatt av stein. Historiene om hvordan landskapet rundt oss har fått sin form og hvordan mennesker har nyttiggjort seg stein som en naturressurs, handler o[...]