291
economic growth, 248
economic results, 244
economic sectors, 233
educational institute system, 235
in elementary school, 237
employment, 231
energy production, 242
environment and infrastructure, 244
environmental and social costs, 260
environmental issues, 247
environmental load, 228
food and craftsman, 250
fundamental steps, 227
GDP and GPI, 251
global Earth system, 228
global education development programmes, 237
global human consciousness, 240
global society, 248
global surface mean temperature, 245
governments, 249
human characteristics, 235
implementation, 234, 240
intelligence, 235, 236
IPCC reports, 227
knowledge, 236
LED lamps, 241
MDG, 229
MDGs and SDGs, 228
MOOCs, 259
nanotechnology, 241
natural environment, 237
natural sciences, 239
network organisation, 236
non-automated jobs, 238
OECD, 238
photovoltaic electricity, 231
population, 250
poverty, 230
prosperity, 249
publications, 228
QBL, 233
real inequity, 258
recommendations, 229
religious-cultural civilisations, 246
revolutionary method, 237
rules, 260
science and technology, 227
secondary school education, 231
secondary schools, 238
social and economic development, 232
social systems, 261
spirits, 246
technical development, 240
theoretical foundation, 228
UN member, 229
Universities, 258
Sustainable development of cities
Accra, 115
economy, 117
educational and cultural institutes, 115
greenhouse gas emission, 117
indicators, 116
legislation, 115
local government, 115
parameters and indicators, 118
qualification systems, 118
scientific quality, 117
Singapore, 116
strategies, 119
Tijuana, 116
urban environment, 115
Sustainable economic growth, 242
Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR), 67
System hierarchy, 12, 13
System models
animal population, 28
bifurcation, 29
boundaries, 30
fundamental groups, 28
homomorphous models, 29
isomorphic models, 29
levels of resolution, 30
Malthus equation, 28
two-dimensional system models, 30
types, 29
Systems
boundary, 15
“clean” physical system, 12
closed social systems, 14
complex system, 12
definition, 11
Earth, 15
elements, 11
hierarchy, 13
information flow, 11
isolated systems, 14
legal regulation, 14
material, 12
material in- and outflow, 14
material systems, 12
mental systems, 13
multiple complex systems, 12
natural boundary, 11
religion, 14
simple system, 12
social systems, 13
subsystems, 12
units and elements, 11
T
Tambora explosion, 62
Taoism, 247
Technological development, 244, 248
Technological revolution, 265
Telemedicine, 239
Terabyte per second (Tbps), 220
Terra formation, 16
Terrestrial and marine plants, 125
Theoretical “surfaces”, 30
Theory of zero growth, 44
Thermal power plants, 81
Index
economic growth, 248
economic results, 244
economic sectors, 233
educational institute system, 235
in elementary school, 237
employment, 231
energy production, 242
environment and infrastructure, 244
environmental and social costs, 260
environmental issues, 247
environmental load, 228
food and craftsman, 250
fundamental steps, 227
GDP and GPI, 251
global Earth system, 228
global education development programmes, 237
global human consciousness, 240
global society, 248
global surface mean temperature, 245
governments, 249
human characteristics, 235
implementation, 234, 240
intelligence, 235, 236
IPCC reports, 227
knowledge, 236
LED lamps, 241
MDG, 229
MDGs and SDGs, 228
MOOCs, 259
nanotechnology, 241
natural environment, 237
natural sciences, 239
network organisation, 236
non-automated jobs, 238
OECD, 238
photovoltaic electricity, 231
population, 250
poverty, 230
prosperity, 249
publications, 228
QBL, 233
real inequity, 258
recommendations, 229
religious-cultural civilisations, 246
revolutionary method, 237
rules, 260
science and technology, 227
secondary school education, 231
secondary schools, 238
social and economic development, 232
social systems, 261
spirits, 246
technical development, 240
theoretical foundation, 228
UN member, 229
Universities, 258
Sustainable development of cities
Accra, 115
economy, 117
educational and cultural institutes, 115
greenhouse gas emission, 117
indicators, 116
legislation, 115
local government, 115
parameters and indicators, 118
qualification systems, 118
scientific quality, 117
Singapore, 116
strategies, 119
Tijuana, 116
urban environment, 115
Sustainable economic growth, 242
Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR), 67
System hierarchy, 12, 13
System models
animal population, 28
bifurcation, 29
boundaries, 30
fundamental groups, 28
homomorphous models, 29
isomorphic models, 29
levels of resolution, 30
Malthus equation, 28
two-dimensional system models, 30
types, 29
Systems
boundary, 15
“clean” physical system, 12
closed social systems, 14
complex system, 12
definition, 11
Earth, 15
elements, 11
hierarchy, 13
information flow, 11
isolated systems, 14
legal regulation, 14
material, 12
material in- and outflow, 14
material systems, 12
mental systems, 13
multiple complex systems, 12
natural boundary, 11
religion, 14
simple system, 12
social systems, 13
subsystems, 12
units and elements, 11
T
Tambora explosion, 62
Taoism, 247
Technological development, 244, 248
Technological revolution, 265
Telemedicine, 239
Terabyte per second (Tbps), 220
Terra formation, 16
Terrestrial and marine plants, 125
Theoretical “surfaces”, 30
Theory of zero growth, 44
Thermal power plants, 81
Index