
On the mathematics of sustainability
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Behind pressing scientific questions of sustainability, unexplored areas of theoretical and mathematical knowledge await discovery. A fresh take on the notion of resilience provides a
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ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Rossberg, A.G. On the mathematics of sustainability. _Nat Sustain_ 1, 615–616 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0178-x Download citation *
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