Complex science for a complex world : exploring human ecosystems with agents /
Purpose is to attract more early career scientists into the editors' field of research and to convince decision-makers that a growing contingent of colleagues working on complexity theory can provide useful tools and methods to better understand complex and adaptive environments.
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| Language: | English |
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Canberra :
ANU E Press,
2006.
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Building a New Science for a Complex World. Complex Science for a Complex World: An Introduction
- Towards a New Ontology of Complexity Science
- Agents, Icons and Idols
- The Uncertain Fate of Self-Defeating Systems
- The Structure of Social Networks
- Integration and Implementation Sciences: Building a New Specialisation
- Part II. Exploring National Research Priorities with Agents
- Sustainability Assessment of Housing Developments: A New Methodology
- WISDOM-II: A Network Centric Model for Warfare
- Managing Agricultural Pest and Disease Incursions: An Application of Agent-Based Modelling
- SimDrug: A Multi-Agent System Tackling the Complexity of Illicit Drug Markets in Australia
- NEMSIM: Finding Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Using Multi-Agent Electricity Modelling
- AtollGame: A Companion Modelling Experience in the Pacific
- Multiple-Use Management Strategy Evaluation for Coastal Marine Ecosystems Using InVitro
- Rangeland Consolidation Patterns in Australia: An Agent-Based Modelling Approach.