Deze pagina bevat selectie van lezenswaardige boeken in het licht van de missie van Stichting Civitas Naturalis. Zij zijn geordend aflopend naar datum. This page contains selection of books worth reading in light of the mission of Civitas Naturalis Foundation. They are arranged descending by date.
Extinct & Endangered
Insects in Peril Levon Biss and American Museum of Natural History | 2022, Harry Abrams Pay attention to insects. Many pollinate plants. Some recycle plant and animal matter into the soil. They are food for countless other living things—and for one another, often keeping pest populations in check. Whether beetles, bees or butterflies, insects help … Lees verder “Extinct & Endangered”
The Currency of Politics
The Political Theory of Money from Aristotle to Keynes Stefan Eich | 2023, Princeton University Press In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, critical attention has shifted from the economy to the most fundamental feature of all market economies—money. Yet despite the centrality of political struggles over money, it remains difficult to articulate its … Lees verder “The Currency of Politics”
The Era of Global Risk
An Introduction to Existential Risk Studies Edited by SJ Beard, Martin Rees, Catherine Richards, Clarissa Rios Rojas | 2023, Open Book Publishers This innovative and comprehensive collection of essays explores the most significant threats facing humanity in the 21st century: threats that cannot be contained or controlled and can potentially bring about human extinction and civilization … Lees verder “The Era of Global Risk”
Tijd voor Transitie
25 Inzichten voor Business & Society Wouter Scheepens, Woody van Olffen, Margot Schumacher, Eelco van Hout en Mirjam Minderman| 2022, Mediawerf Uitgevers Onze maatschappij en economie zijn hard toe aan nieuwe oplossingen om niet alleen de wereld van morgen vorm te geven, maar zeker ook die van vandaag beter te maken. Daarvoor is het nodig dat … Lees verder “Tijd voor Transitie”
Nederland Droogteland
Van waterschaarste en bodemdaling tot regentuinen en hoogwaterboerderijen René Didde | 2021, Uitgeverij Lias Eeuwenlang ontworstelde Nederland zich met succes aan het overvloedige water. Er werden dijken gebouwd, waterkeringen aangelegd en land op het water veroverd. Nu kampt Nederland met langdurige droogteperioden. De bodem verzilt en verdroogt, ondanks dat er ook perioden van extreme neerslag … Lees verder “Nederland Droogteland”
When McKinsey Comes to Town
The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe | 2022, Penguin Books An explosive expose of the world’s most prestigious and successful management consultancy. ‘Panoramic, meticulously reported and ultimately devastating’ Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain McKinsey, earns billions advising almost every major corporation and countless … Lees verder “When McKinsey Comes to Town”
The Man Who Organized Nature
The Life of Linnaeus Gunnar Broberg (translation Anna Paterson)| 2023, Princeton University Press A new biography offers a vivid portrait of Linnaeus’s life and work. Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalised and popularised the system of binomial nomenclature used to classify plants and animals. Linnaeus himself classified thousands of species; the … Lees verder “The Man Who Organized Nature”
Nature-Based Solutions for Cities
Edited by Timon McPhearson, Nadja Kabisch and Niki Frantzeskaki | 2023, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being adopted to address climate change, health, and urban sustainability, yet ensuring they are effective and inclusive remains challenging. Addressing these challenges through chapters by leading experts in both the global south and north contexts, … Lees verder “Nature-Based Solutions for Cities”
Rethinking Public Governance
Jacob Torfing* | 2023, Edward Elgar Publishing In this innovative book, Jacob Torfing, a leading scholar, critically evaluates emerging ideas, practices and institutions, transforming how public governance is perceived, theorised and conducted in practice. A novel rethinking of how current societies are governed, this book will inspire students, scholars and practitioners of political science, public … Lees verder “Rethinking Public Governance”
De onderwerping
Een geschiedenis van de verhouding van de mens tot de natuur Philipp Blom | 2023, De Bezige Bij Een boek dat handelt over de besturing van het publieke domein van de natuur. Het is een rijk geschakeerd boek, vol met historische perspectieven vanuit onze literatuur. Het levert veel inzicht in de spelers die op het … Lees verder “De onderwerping”
The Risk Management Handbook
A Practical Guide to Managing the Multiple Dimensions of Risk (2nd edition) David Hillson* (ed.) | 2023, Kogan Page The Risk Management Handbook offers readers knowledge of current best practices and cutting-edge insights into new developments within risk management. Risk management is dynamic, with new risks continually being identified and risk techniques adapting to new … Lees verder “The Risk Management Handbook”
Sedimentatie in sturing
Systeem brengen in netwerkend werken door meervoudig organiseren Martijn van der Steen, Jorren Scherpenisse, Mark van Twist | 2015, NSOB Overheidsorganisaties opereren in toenemende mate in netwerken. Een netwerkende aanpak wordt daarom een steeds belangrijkere praktijk voor de overheid, die naast de andere werkpraktijken een plaats moet krijgen in de organisatie. Het netwerkend werken vormt … Lees verder “Sedimentatie in sturing”
Publiek management op de grens van chaos en orde
Over leidinggeven en organisateren in complexiteit Geert Teisman | 2005, Boom Moderne, complexe samenlevingen balanceren op de grens van chaos en orde. Er is behoefte aan orde, maar tegelijkertijd bestaat er weerstand tegen een overdosis aan regels en wetten. Er is behoefte aan innovatie, maar ook angst voor ongewenste ontwikkelingen. De leidinggevende in de complexe … Lees verder “Publiek management op de grens van chaos en orde”
Playing God in Yellowstone
The Destruction of America’s First National Park Alston Chase | 1987, Harper Collins Beavers have disappeared; their prime food, aspen and willow, have drastically declined. Cougars, bobcats and wolves are no longer here, victims of predator control from earlier times. Deer, moose and bighorn sheep are scarce; visitors seldom see black bears, and the grizzly is … Lees verder “Playing God in Yellowstone”
Intelligent bestuur verbeeld(t)
Modell(er)en van openbaar bestuur Martin Schulz, Mark van Twist, Martijn van der Steen en Christiaan van der Kaaij | 2023, NSOB In een periode van 12,5 jaar heeft de NSOB samen met zeven verschillende ministeries gewerkt aan het kennisprogramma Intelligent Bestuur. Gedurende deze periode hebben wij voor de ministeries gezamenlijk en apart onderzoeken verricht en … Lees verder “Intelligent bestuur verbeeld(t)”
Habitats of the World
A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists Iain Campbell, Ken Behrens, Charley Hesse, and Phil Chaon | Princeton University Press Accurately identifying and understanding habitats in detail is essential to any birder, naturalist, outdoor enthusiast, or ecologist who wants to get the most out of their experiences in the field. Habitats of the World … Lees verder “Habitats of the World”
Ecosystem City
Summary This book is about diagnosing the city. For that, the city is considered an ecosystem, like a forest. The city is regarded as a metaphor for society. It combines scientific discoveries, art impressions and practical insights to come to a holistic diagnosis of the city’s dynamics and diversity. This can lead to a better … Lees verder “Ecosystem City”
The Mind of a Bee
Most of us are aware of the hive mind—the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, scientist and author Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive … Lees verder “The Mind of a Bee”
Nature’s Temples
A Natural History of Old-Growth Forests Revised and Expanded Joan Maloof | 2023 Standing in an old-growth forest, you can instinctively sense the ways it is different from forests shaped by humans. These ancient, undisturbed ecosystems are increasingly rare and largely misunderstood. Nature’s Temples explores the science and alchemy of old-growth forests and makes a … Lees verder “Nature’s Temples”
The Hidden Company That Trees Keep
Life from Treetops to Root Tips James B. Nardi | 2023 A spectacularly illustrated journey into the intimate communities that native trees share with animals, insects, fungi, and microbes. You can tell a lot about a tree from the company it keeps. James Nardi guides you through the innermost unseen world that trees share with … Lees verder “The Hidden Company That Trees Keep”
Het tij tegen
Herman Tjeenk Willink | 2023 Meer dan een halve eeuw was Herman Tjeenk Willink direct betrokken bij ontwikkelingen in en rond de overheid: als publieke ambtsdrager, als maatschappelijk bestuurder, als kritische beschouwer. Hij werd niet moe erop te wijzen dat de overheid in haar beleid én functioneren moet voldoen aan de eisen van democratie en … Lees verder “Het tij tegen”
The Earth Transformed
An Untold History Peter Frankopan | 2023 A most anticipated book of the year: A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development and demise of civilisations. Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our … Lees verder “The Earth Transformed”
Het onbehagen in de democratie
Denken in tijden van crisis Michael J. Sandel | 2023 Een van de belangrijkste filosofen van onze tijd over maatschappelijke ongelijkheid, giftige politiek en een wankele democratie. Het onbehagen in de democratie is een compleet herziene editie van het invloedrijke boek van Michael J. Sandel. Hij constateerde in de jaren 90 al een diepe ontevredenheid in … Lees verder “Het onbehagen in de democratie”
The Disappearing City
Frank Lloyd Wright | 1932 “The principles set forth in The Disappearing City Frank Lloyd Wright’s advocacy of creating cities built to human scale, of planning the open spaces, making possible both community places and truly private places, of decentralizing the structure of our civilization – found their most thoughtful expression in his Broadacre City, an idea … Lees verder “The Disappearing City”
Garden Cities of To-Morrow
Ebenezer Howard | 1965 Originally published in 1898 as To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Reform by Ebener Howard “the book”, writes F.J. Osborn “holds a unique place in town planning literature, is cited in all planning bibliographies, stands on the shelves of the more important libraries, and is alluded to in most books on planning; yet most … Lees verder “Garden Cities of To-Morrow”
The Just City Essays
26 Visions for Urban Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity Edited by Tony L. Griffin, Ariella Cohen and David Maddox | 2015 From the Nature of Cities: “Over the past decade, there have been conversations about the “livable city,” the “green city,” the “sustainable city” and, most recently, the “resilient city.” At the same time, today’s headlines—from Ferguson to Baltimore, … Lees verder “The Just City Essays”
The Fractured Metropolis
Improving The New City, Restoring The Old City, Reshaping The Region Jonathan Barnett | 1995 This book provides a thorough analysis of cities and the entire metropolitan region, considering how both are intrinsically linked and influence one other, targeted at architects, students, urban designers and planners, landscape architects, and city and regional officials. Introduction This … Lees verder “The Fractured Metropolis”
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Martin Wolf | 2023 From the author, known from The Shifts and the Shocks. He is one of the most influential writers on economics on the reckoning with how and why the relationship between democracy and capitalism is coming undone. A book by Martin Wolf, published by Allen Lane. We are living in an age when economic … Lees verder “The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism”
Design for a Better World
Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered Don Norman | 2023 How human behavior brought our world to the brink, and how human behavior can save us. The world is a mess. Our dire predicament, from collapsing social structures to the climate crisis, has been millennia in the making and can be traced back to the erroneous belief that … Lees verder “Design for a Better World”
Resilience Thinking
Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World Brian Walker and David Salt | 2006 Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet’s well-being. The response from most quarters has been for “more of the same” that created the situation in … Lees verder “Resilience Thinking”
Democracy Erodes from the Top
Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe Larry M. Bartels | 2023 A seeming explosion of support for right-wing populist parties has triggered widespread fears that liberal democracy is facing its worst crisis since the 1930s. Democracy Erodes from the Top reveals that the real crisis stems not from an increasingly populist public but … Lees verder “Democracy Erodes from the Top”
The Big Con
How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington | 2023 There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today which must change. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies’ reliance on companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, … Lees verder “The Big Con”
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson | 1962 This sensational book, Silent Spring (1962) by Rachel Carson, warned of the dangers to all natural systems from the misuse of chemical pesticides such as DDT, and questioned the scope and direction of modern science, initiating the contemporary environmental movement. Silent Spring began with a “fable for tomorrow” – a true story … Lees verder “Silent Spring”
Creating Public Value
Strategic management in government Mark H. Moore | 1995 Public Value is a theory for public management advanced by Professor Mark Moore of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Over the previous two decades, staff and students at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, where Moore taught, engaged in conversations about producing excellence in public management. … Lees verder “Creating Public Value”
The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars
Cheating and Deception in the Living World Lixing Sun* | April 2023, Princeton University Press. Nature is rife with cheating. Possums play possum, feigning death to cheat predators. Crows cry wolf to scare off rivals. Amphibians and reptiles are inveterate impostors. Even genes and cells cheat. The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars … Lees verder “The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars”
The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s
Our foundation believes in the parallels between and analogies of forest and society, in a systemic way. It is nice that now and then a book crosses our path with principles alike. A recommend book by Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Shipping News: “One of the richest books ever to come my way.” … Lees verder “The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s”
Systeemrobuustheid in het waterbeheer
Over het voorkomen van onacceptabele schade Marjolein Mens | 2015 De maatschappelijke gevolgen van overstromingen en droogte nemen toe Overstromingen en droogte hebben wereldwijd steeds grotere maatschappelijke gevolgen. Ook neemt de kans op deze gebeurtenissen waarschijnlijk toe door klimaatverandering. Waterbeleid richtte zich tot op heden op het voorkómen van overstromingen of droogte, door bijvoorbeeld dijken … Lees verder “Systeemrobuustheid in het waterbeheer”
Maatschappelijke bestuurskunde
Hoe verbindende bestuurskundigen (kunnen) inspelen op maatschappelijke vraagstukken Tom Overmans, Marlies Honingh & Mirko Noordegraaf (red.) | Boom bestuurskunde Het vakgebied bestuurskunde heeft zich de afgelopen jaren bewezen. Via opleidings- en onderzoeksprogramma’s, academische netwerken, internationale verbanden, publicaties, symposia en prijzen wordt gewerkt aan de versterking van het openbaar bestuur. Door de jaren heen is het … Lees verder “Maatschappelijke bestuurskunde”
The Power of Organizations: A New Approach to Organizational Theory
Heather A. Haveman | 2022 How organizations developed in history, how they operate, and how research on them has evolved. Organizations are all around us: government agencies, multinational corporations, social-movement organizations, religious congregations, scientific bodies, sports teams, and more. Immensely powerful, they shape all social, economic, political, and cultural life, and are critical for the planning … Lees verder “The Power of Organizations: A New Approach to Organizational Theory”
Zicht op de toekomst: De wereld 80 jaar verder
Eric Frank* | 2018 Met interesse bekeek ik nog eens het boek Zicht op de toekomst – De wereld 80 jaar verder van de gebroeders Rudolf en Robbert Das, (tweeling 1929), technisch illustratoren, bouwkundig ontwerpers, futurologen, visionairs en auteurs. In dit boek kun je nog eens lezen – en vooral ook bekijken – over de achterliggende problematiek … Lees verder “Zicht op de toekomst: De wereld 80 jaar verder”
De Bosatlas van de duurzaamheid
Noordhoff De atlas laat zien welke effecten de toenemende invloed van de mens op de aarde heeft, bijvoorbeeld in de vorm van klimaatverandering, het opraken van grondstoffen, verlies aan biodiversiteit en tekort aan zoet water. De atlas geeft ook inzicht in de afspraken die er in internationaal verband zijn gemaakt om deze ontwikkelingen een halt … Lees verder “De Bosatlas van de duurzaamheid”
A Research Agenda for Governance
Guy Peters, Jon Pierre, Eva Sørensen, Jacob Torfing* | 2022 This incisive Research Agenda for Governance, published by Edward Elgar Publishing**, draws together unique contributions from leading scholars to examine the two distinct models of governance: the traditional model, based on the state and exercise of control through law and bureaucracy, and an alternative model … Lees verder “A Research Agenda for Governance”
De integrale staat: kritiek van de samenhang
Bestuurskundige Paul Frissen* laat overtuigend zien hoe het alomtegenwoordige verlangen naar samenhang onze rechtstaat bedreigt. Het verlangen naar samenhang is even begrijpelijk als gevaarlijk. In politiek en bestuur komt het streven naar samenhang al decennialang tot uiting in integraal beleid. Er zijn integrale aanpakken, integrale plannen, integrale programma’s en integrale akkoorden. De term is onveranderd positief … Lees verder “De integrale staat: kritiek van de samenhang”
If Mayors Ruled the World
Benjamin R. Barber | 2013 Challenges of our time —climate change, terrorism, poverty, and trafficking of drugs, guns, and people — the world’s nations seem paralysed. The problems are too big, entrenched, and divisive for the nation-state. Is the nation-state, once democracy’s best hope, today dysfunctional and obsolete? The answer, according to Benjamin R. Barber, … Lees verder “If Mayors Ruled the World”
Simpler: The Future of Government
Cass Sunstein | 2014 Governments everywhere are undergoing a quiet and profound revolution: they’re getting simpler, more cost-effective, and focused on improved outcomes not politics. For four years one of the leading lights of that revolution, Cass Sunstein, as President Obama’s “Regulatory Czar,” oversaw the brilliant and successful effort to give every American better government. … Lees verder “Simpler: The Future of Government”
Thinking in Systems
Donella Meadows, Diana Wright (ed.) | 2008 In the years following her role as the lead author of the International bestseller, Limits to Growth – the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet – Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in … Lees verder “Thinking in Systems”
Systems Thinking for Curious Managers
Russell L. Ackoff | 2009 This gem of a book introduces the extraordinary world of systems thinking and its ‘Dean’, Russell L. Ackoff, to curious and enquiring managers, teachers, business people – anyone, anywhere who works in an organisation. Finished just before Professor Ackoff’s death late in 2009, “Systems Thinking for Curious Managers” opens the … Lees verder “Systems Thinking for Curious Managers”
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman | 2013 The mind is a hilariously muddled compromise between incompatible modes of thought in this fascinating treatise by a giant in the field of decision research. Psychologist Kahneman positions a brain governed by two clashing decision-making processes. The largely unconscious System 1, he contends, makes intuitive snap judgments based on emotion, memory, … Lees verder “Thinking, Fast and Slow”
The Limits to Growth
Club of Rome | 1972 In March 1972, a report by a group of young scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) commissioned by Aurelio Peccei, founder of The Club of Rome, shook the world. The report excels in system thinking and modelling and in that it is more actual than ever. Today, 50 … Lees verder “The Limits to Growth”
An Inconvenient Truth
The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It Al Gore | 2006 In former Vice President Al Gore’s best-selling book, An Inconvenient Truth, he lays out a case for the climate crisis and why it is imperative that we solve it. Our climate crisis may, at times, appear to be … Lees verder “An Inconvenient Truth”
A Place like No Other
Anthony R.E. Sinclair with René Beyers | Princeton University Press Discovering the Secrets of Serengeti With its rich biodiversity, astounding wildlife, and breathtaking animal migrations, Serengeti is like no other ecosystem on the planet. A Place like No Other is Anthony Sinclair’s firsthand account of how he and other scientists discovered the biological principles that … Lees verder “A Place like No Other”
Surroundings: A History of Environments and Environmentalisms
Etienne S. Benson Given the ubiquity of environmental rhetoric in the modern world, it’s easy to think that the meaning of the terms environment and environmentalism are and always have been self-evident. But in Surroundings, we learn that the environmental past is much more complex than it seems at first glance. In this wide-ranging history … Lees verder “Surroundings: A History of Environments and Environmentalisms”
Form and Flow
Kian Goh | MIT Press An examination of urban climate change response strategies and the resistance to them by grassroots activists and social movements. Cities around the world are formulating plans to respond to climate change and adapt to its impact. Often, marginalized urban residents resist these plans, offering “counterplans” to protest unjust and exclusionary … Lees verder “Form and Flow”
Forests Adrift
Charles D. Canham | Yale University Press Currents Shaping the Future of Northeastern Tree. A captivating analysis of the past, present, and future of northeastern forests and the forces that have shaped them. “Charlie Canham takes us on an inspiring walk through the past, present, and future of northeastern forests, with the wisdom of a lifelong forest … Lees verder “Forests Adrift”
L’ architecture de la forêt guyanaise
Profile of a patch of forest of about 30 X 40 m in the Saül region by Roelof Oldeman (1974), at an altitude of 285 m. Thick line: trees of the whole of the present; dotted and shaded: trees of the future set; thin line: standing or fallen trees from the past as a whole; … Lees verder “L’ architecture de la forêt guyanaise”
Organisatienetwerken
De organisatievorm van de toekomst Patrick Kenis en Bart Cambré | 2019, Pelckmans In onze veranderende wereld kunnen complexe problemen enkel aangepakt worden als organisaties samenwerken. Individuele organisaties zijn niet in staat om deze complexiteit het hoofd te bieden. Ze moeten hun expertise noodgedwongen verbinden aan die van andere en maken hierdoor steeds vaker deel uit … Lees verder “Organisatienetwerken”
Publiek Risico: Essays
Eric Frank en Jack Kruf | 2020 De beginselen van risicomanagement liggen besloten in elk ecosysteem en zijn voor wat de mens betreft zo’n 300.000 jaar oud. Elk mens heeft in zijn hersenen de vroege ontwikkelingsstadia nog opgeslagen. Om te overleven als groep of als individu. Het kwam ons voor dat deze basisprincipes voelbaar zijn … Lees verder “Publiek Risico: Essays”