The book comprehensively presents the current state-of-the-art of the Vienna School of Social Ecology

The conceptual repertoire of Social Ecology is exemplified by a cornucopia of empirical studies presenting exciting original research

The book differs from most edited volumes by its high internal consistency achieved through stringent editing and organization of several author's workshops

Method Précis outline socioecological research methods and guide the reader to more detailed methodological publications through carefully selected references

Due to its nature, the book is suitable for classroom use, as a primer and overview of Social Ecology as well as its current research frontiers

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Chapter 1 - The Archipelago of Social Ecology and the Island of the Vienna School.- Chapter 2 - Core Concepts and Heuristics.- Chapter 3 - Transitions in Sociometabolic Regimes Throughout Human History.- Chapter 4 - Beyond Inputs and Outputs: Opening the Black-Box of Land-Use Intensity.- Chapter 5 - 'Society Can't Move so Much as a Chair!' - Systems, Structures and Actors in Social Ecology.- Chapter 6 - Why Legacies Matter: Merits of a Long-Term Perspective.- Chapter 7 - Toward a Socioecological Concept of Human Labor.- Chapter 8 - Long-Term Trends in Global Material and Energy Use.- Chapter 9 - More than the Sum of its Parts: Patterns in Global Material Flows.- Chapter 10 - Boundary Issues: Calculating National Material Use for a Globalized World.- Chapter 11 - How Circular is the Global Economy? A Sociometabolic Analysis.- Chapter 12 - Material Stocks and Sustainable Development.