Human and nature dynamics (HANDY): Modeling inequality and use of resources in the collapse or sustainability of societies

Ecological Economics

Volumn 101, Issue , 2014, Pages 90-102

  Motesharrei, Safa ^a,b   Rivas, Jorge ^c,d   Kalnay, Eugenia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Institute of Global Environment and Society (IGES)   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Ecological strain; Economic inequality; Human nature dynamics; Overshoot vs. sustainability; Societal collapse

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; HISTORICAL RECORD; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION MODELING; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84897391341     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.02.014     Document Type: Article

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