Complexity And Co Evolution
DOWNLOAD
Download Complexity And Co Evolution PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Complexity And Co Evolution book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Complexity And Co Evolution
DOWNLOAD
Author : Elizabeth Garnsey
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Complexity And Co Evolution written by Elizabeth Garnsey and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
. . . in my opinion. . . readers. . . should find in this book both several remarkable insights concerning basic statements of evolutionary theorising and concrete results that can be acquired by applying such basic statements in computer simulation models and in various fields of analysis. Mauro Lombardi, The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation Complexity theory first emerged three decades or so ago, but only recently has its potential relevance for the study of social and economic phenomena really begun to be recognised. This timely collection of essays clearly demonstrates, both conceptually and empirically, how complexity theory ideas can provide considerable insight into how socio-economic systems cities, societies, industries, technologies and economies evolve and adapt over time. It is essential reading for anyone interested in how order and evolution emerge out of the seemingly chaotic socio-economic world around us. Ron Martin, University of Cambridge, UK I read Complexity and Co-Evolution with real pleasure. These authors have done the near impossible they have made the concepts of a new and evolving science accessible to people who can apply it in practical ways. The clarity of writing reflects the sort of confidence only the truly informed can muster, for they need no jargon to cover confusions. Their mastery allows them to present the essentials in simple, unadorned forms and through genuinely illustrative examples. Any manager or director trying to navigate dynamic markets can use this book to learn new ways of thinking, explore new possibilities, and study historical experiences. Robert Artigiani, United States Naval Academy Current thinking about evolutionary dynamics increasingly relies on co-evolution, and co-evolution increasingly implies complex dynamics of one sort or another. This volume brings together a capable and well-balanced group of thinkers on these topics who explore these deeply related concepts with up-to-date and advanced tools and concepts. For anyone wishing to learn about the latest developments in these rapidly developing areas, this book is highly recommended. J. Barkley Rosser Jr., James Madison University, US This book applies ideas and methods from the complexity perspective to key concerns in the social sciences, exploring co-evolutionary processes that have not yet been addressed in the technical or popular literature on complexity. Authorities in a variety of fields including evolutionary economics, innovation and regeneration studies, urban modelling and history re-evaluate their disciplines within this framework. The book explores the complex dynamic processes that give rise to socio-economic change over space and time, with reference to empirical cases including the emergence of knowledge-intensive industries and decline of mature regions, the operation of innovative networks and the evolution of localities and cities. Sustainability is a persistent theme and the practicability of intervention is examined in the light of these perspectives. Specialists in disciplines that include economics, evolutionary theory, innovation, industrial manufacturing, technology change, and archaeology will find much to interest them in this book. In addition, the strong interdisciplinary emphasis of the book will attract a non-specialist audience interested in keeping abreast of current theoretical and methodological approaches through evidence-based and practical examples.
The Engine Of Complexity
DOWNLOAD
Author : John E. Mayfield
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2013-07-09
The Engine Of Complexity written by John E. Mayfield and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-09 with Science categories.
The concepts of evolution and complexity theory have become part of the intellectual ether permeating the life sciences, the social and behavioral sciences, and, more recently, management science and economics. In this book, John E. Mayfield elegantly synthesizes core concepts from multiple disciplines to offer a new approach to understanding how evolution works and how complex organisms, structures, organizations, and social orders can and do arise based on information theory and computational science. Intended for the intellectually adventuresome, this book challenges and rewards readers with a nuanced understanding of evolution and complexity that offers consistent, durable, and coherent explanations for major aspects of our life experiences. Numerous examples throughout the book illustrate evolution and complexity formation in action and highlight the core function of computation lying at the work's heart.
Reflexing Interfaces The Complex Coevolution Of Information Technology Ecosystems
DOWNLOAD
Author : Orsucci, Franco F.
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2008-03-31
Reflexing Interfaces The Complex Coevolution Of Information Technology Ecosystems written by Orsucci, Franco F. and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-31 with Science categories.
"This book discusses the application of complex theories in information and communication technology, with a focus on the interaction between living systems and information technologies, providing researchers, scholars, and IT professionals with a fundamental resource on such topics as virtual reality; fuzzy logic systems; and complexity science in artificial intelligence, evolutionary computation, neural networks, and 3-D modeling"--Provided by publisher.
Strategic Unification Business Coevolution In Complex Ecosystems
DOWNLOAD
Author : Pasquale De Marco
language : en
Publisher: Pasquale De Marco
Release Date : 2025-07-26
Strategic Unification Business Coevolution In Complex Ecosystems written by Pasquale De Marco and has been published by Pasquale De Marco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-26 with Business & Economics categories.
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, characterized by interconnectedness and interdependence, understanding the dynamics of business ecosystems is crucial for success. **Strategic Unification: Business Coevolution in Complex Ecosystems** provides a comprehensive guide to navigating and thriving in this new competitive environment. Drawing on insights from economics, biology, and management, this book explores the nature of business ecosystems, their impact on strategy and innovation, and the key principles for success. It provides practical insights and case studies to help businesses understand and apply the principles of ecosystem management. The book begins by defining business ecosystems and their unique characteristics, such as interdependence and coevolution. It then examines the different types of ecosystems and their impact on business strategy. The authors provide a framework for understanding ecosystem dynamics and identifying opportunities for value creation. The book also explores the challenges and risks associated with operating in ecosystems. It discusses the need for collaboration, adaptability, and innovation in order to succeed. The authors provide practical advice on how to build and manage effective partnerships, share resources, and develop new capabilities. **Strategic Unification** concludes by providing a vision for the future of business ecosystems. It argues that ecosystems will continue to play a major role in shaping the global economy and that businesses that are able to adapt and thrive in this environment will be the ones that succeed in the years to come. Whether you are a business leader, an entrepreneur, or a student of business, this book will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to navigate and thrive in the ecosystem era. If you like this book, write a review!
Co Evolution Of Intelligent Socio Technical Systems
DOWNLOAD
Author : Evangelia Mitleton-Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-05-27
Co Evolution Of Intelligent Socio Technical Systems written by Evangelia Mitleton-Kelly and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-27 with Technology & Engineering categories.
As the interconnectivity between humans through technical devices is becoming ubiquitous, the next step is already in the making: ambient intelligence, i.e. smart (technical) environments, which will eventually play the same active role in communication as the human players, leading to a co-evolution in all domains where real-time communication is essential. This topical volume, based on the findings of the Socionical European research project, gives equal attention to two highly relevant domains of applications: transport, specifically traffic, dynamics from the viewpoint of a socio-technical interaction and evacuation scenarios for large-scale emergency situations. Care was taken to investigate as much as possible the limits of scalability and to combine the modeling using complex systems science approaches with relevant data analysis.
Complexity And Planning
DOWNLOAD
Author : Gert de Roo
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-23
Complexity And Planning written by Gert de Roo and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-23 with Political Science categories.
Complexity, complex systems and complexity theories are becoming increasingly important within a variety disciplines. While these issues are less well known within the discipline of spatial planning, there has been a recent growing awareness and interest. As planners grapple with how to consider the vagaries of the real world when putting together proposals for future development, they question how complexity, complex systems and complexity theories might prove useful with regard to spatial planning and the physical environment. This book provides a readable overview, presenting and relating a range of understandings and characteristics of complexity and complex systems as they are relevant to planning. It recognizes multiple, relational approaches of dynamic complexity which enhance understandings of, and facilitate working with, contingencies of place, time and the various participants' behaviours. In doing so, it should contribute to a better understanding of processes with regard to our physical and social worlds.
Routledge International Handbook Of Complexity Economics
DOWNLOAD
Author : Ping Chen
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-11-29
Routledge International Handbook Of Complexity Economics written by Ping Chen and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-29 with Business & Economics categories.
The Routledge International Handbook of Complexity Economics covers the historical developments and early concerns of complexity theorists and brings them into engagement with the world today. In this volume, a distinguished group of international scholars explore the state of the art of complexity economics, and how it may deliver new and relevant insights to the challenges of the 21st century. Complexity science started in 1899 when Henri Poincaré described the three-body problem. The first approaches in economics emerged somewhat later, in the 1980s, driven by the Brussels-Austin school. Since then, complexity economics has gone through numerous developments: departing from linear simplifications, applying physical algorithms, to evolutionary economics and big data. This book covers the basic principles and methods, and offers an overview of the various domains—ranging from diverse fields of productivity studies, agricultural economics, to monetary economics—as well as the current challenges such as climate change, epidemics and economic inequality where complexity economics can provide insight. It closes with a review of complexity political economy and policy. Offering a vibrant alternative to orthodox economics, this handbook is a crucial resource for advanced students, researchers and economists across the disciplines of heterodox economics, economic theory and econophysics.
Complexity And Emergence
DOWNLOAD
Author : Avijit Lahiri
language : en
Publisher: Avijit Lahiri
Release Date : 2024-05-12
Complexity And Emergence written by Avijit Lahiri and has been published by Avijit Lahiri this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-12 with Philosophy categories.
This monograph focuses on two major themes of current interest---those of complexity and emergence. Neither of the two concepts is, in the very nature of things, precisely defined or easily comprehended. Complexity is all around us while the sciences often analyze entities and events by making simplifications, but the fault lines in the latter get exposed over larger spans of space and time. Complexity entails emergence that involves discontinuity and novelty in the evolution of complex systems, based on the appearance of distinctive spatial and temporal structures. Underlying an occurrence of emergence is an instability involving the transition from one stable regime to another, where distinct space-time scales acquire relevance across the transition. The structures on the two sides of the transition are characterized by distinct sets of state variables where, on one side of the transition, collective variables make their appearance. Complexity and emergence are viewed in this book in the context of the Kantian noumenal-phenomenal divide. The noumenal reality is the repository of all the complexity that there is, while the phenomenal reality emerges from the noumenal in the process of our perception, interpretation, and inference. The noumenal exists in itself as a self-determined whole, and reveals itself to us in fragmentary patches as skewed projections that we assemble to form our phenomenal world that keeps on emerging ceaselessly. Our own biological evolution and the evolution of our phenomenal world occurs in a mutually consistent process, that can be referred to as co-evolution. We seek regularities in the phenomenal world by means of our scientific theories which are often successful, but that success is fragile as, over larger spans of space and time, anomalies make their appearance, giving a lie to the simplicity and regularity previously presumed to have been unearthed. Simplicity, regularity, and harmony are only fleetingly located in the phenomenal world by means of our theories as these keep on being revised endlessly and often radically, thereby generating a mosaic of theories that becomes ever more complex, indicating a pervasive complexity of the noumenal world from which the phenomenal emerges by way of strictly limited projections. The foundational metaphysics on which this book is based tells us that reality is fundamentally complex, while tiny islands of simplicity, regularity, and harmony are embedded in it in isolated space-time domains.
Complexity Thinking In Translation Studies
DOWNLOAD
Author : Kobus Marais
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-10-26
Complexity Thinking In Translation Studies written by Kobus Marais and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This volume highlights a range of perspectives on the ways in which complexity thinking might be applied in translation studies, focusing in particular on methods to achieve this. The book introduces the topic with a brief overview of the history and conceptualization of complexity thinking. The volume then frames complexity theory through a variety of lenses, including translation and society, interpreting studies, and Bible translation, to feature case studies in which complexity thinking has successfully been or might be applied within translation studies. Using complexity thinking in translation studies as a jumping off point from which to consider the broader implications of implementing quantitative approaches in qualitative research in the humanities, this volume is key reading for graduate students and scholars in translation studies, cultural studies, semiotics, and development studies.
Complexity Theories Of Cities Have Come Of Age
DOWNLOAD
Author : Juval Portugali
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-02-04
Complexity Theories Of Cities Have Come Of Age written by Juval Portugali and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-04 with Architecture categories.
Today, our cities are an embodiment of the complex, historical evolution of knowledge, desires and technology. Our planned and designed activities co-evolve with our aspirations, mediated by the existing technologies and social structures. The city represents the accretion and accumulation of successive layers of collective activity, structuring and being structured by other, increasingly distant cities, reaching now right around the globe. This historical and structural development cannot therefore be understood or captured by any set of fixed quantitative relations. Structural changes imply that the patterns of growth, and their underlying reasons change over time, and therefore that any attempt to control the morphology of cities and their patterns of flow by means of planning and design, must be dynamical, based on the mechanisms that drive the changes occurring at a given moment. This carefully edited post-proceedings volume gathers a snapshot view by leading researchers in field, of current complexity theories of cities. In it, the achievements, criticisms and potentials yet to be realized are reviewed and the implications to planning and urban design are assessed.