A New Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Resource Management: Principles and Applications stimulates a multidisciplinary systems thinking approach to address complex global issues in the sustainable management of natural resources. It helps readers grasp the concepts and techniques and then apply them on practical problems. It covers the fundamental concepts of "systems" and "sustainability"; the new systems thinking methodology, including technical system design and integrated sustainability assessment (economic analysis, environmental life cycle assessment and social impact assessment); and application of new systems thinking approach in a number of case studies, with particular focus on waste, food, water and energy systems.
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Part 1: Introduction to Systems Thinking for Resource Management
1 What is a “System”
2 A New Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Resource Management
Part 2: System Definition, Mapping, and Integration
3 Problem and System Definitions
4 System Modelling and Mapping
5 System Integration
Part 3: Integrated Sustainability Assessment
6 Economic Assessment
7 Environmental Assessment
8 Social Assessment
Part 4: Applications of New Systems Thinking Approach to Resource Management
9 Case Study 1: Plastic Packaging System
10 Case Study 2: Food-Energy-Water System
11 Case Study 3: Biorefinery System
Appendix A
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