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Global Stability through Decentralization?: In Search for the Right Balance between Central and Decentral Solutions

By Peter A. Wilderer , Martin Grambow (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
978-3-319-24356-6, 978-3-319-24358-0
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-24358-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4740707 bytes)
Series
Strategies for Sustainability
Edition
1
Pages
XXVII, 200\225
Time added
2016-11-20 09:00:00
Sustainable Development;Earth System Sciences;Wate

Description

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.

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