Monthly Archives: October 2010

Theory of Living Systems

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Ana Marques

Hello! Do you remember ever having seen before the following expression? “The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” Well, this is the basic notion of systems theory, which is currently opposing the mechanistic paradigm for the ecological … Continue reading →

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What is Sustainability?

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Ana Marques

Welcome! This is my first post at this blog, and then I decided to start with a basic question… let´s see what sustainability means. In dictionaries can be found various meanings for the word “sustain”, for example: “maintain”, “support”, “endure”. … Continue reading →

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