Mathematics for Sustainability

• Main Authors: Roe, John (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), deForest, Russ (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Jamshidi, Sara (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Texts for Quantitative Critical Thinking,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Game theory.; Mathematical physics.; Mathematics of Planet Earth.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.

Designed for the 21st century classroom, this textbook poses, refines, and analyzes questions of sustainability in a quantitative environment. Building mathematical knowledge in the context of issues relevant to every global citizen today, this text takes an approach that empowers students of all di...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Measuring
• 2. Flowing
• 3. Networking
• 4. Changing
• 5. Risking
• 6. Deciding
• 7. Case Studies
• 8. Resources
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Bibliography
• Index.