Series Foreword ............................................... vii
Preface ........................................................ ix
Introduction: The Age of Complexity ............................. 1
I Enduring Insights from Ongoing Research ..................... 23
1 Environmental Governance as a Point of Departure ............ 25
2 Determinants of Effective Problem-Solving ................... 45
II Challenges of the Anthropocene ............................. 65
3 On Thresholds and Trigger Mechanisms ........................ 67
4 The Sustainability Transition ............................... 93
III New Perspectives on Governance ........................... 119
5 Goal-Setting as a Governance Strategy ...................... 121
6 Principled Governance ...................................... 145
7 The Contributions of Good Governance ....................... 181
Conclusion: Science, Policy, and the Governance of Complex
Systems .................................................... 211
Notes ......................................................... 239
References .................................................... 245
Index ......................................................... 267
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