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- Presents theory in a way that requires no particular prior knowledge about systems, complexity, or even emergence
- The theory builds up piece by piece, building on a common understanding of complex systems which is reviewed in the introduction
- Sketches a theory of emergence as a property of complex systems
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Understanding Complex Systems (UCS)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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A Theory of Emergent Nested Systems
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Front Matter
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Understanding and Influencing Emergent Nested Systems: A Case-Study Approach and Exemplary Cases
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Reflections and Outlook
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Back Matter
About this book
This book presents a theory as well as methods to understand and to purposively influence complex systems. It suggests a theory of complex systems as nested systems, i. e. systems that enclose other systems and that are simultaneously enclosed by even other systems. According to the theory presented, each enclosing system emerges through time from the generative activities of the systems they enclose.
Systems are nested and often emerge unplanned, and every system of high dynamics is enclosed by a system of slower dynamics. An understanding of systems with faster dynamics, which are always guided by systems of slower dynamics, opens up not only new ways to understanding systems, but also to effectively influence them.
The aim and subject of this book is to lay out these thoughts and explain their relevance to the purposive development of complex systems, which are exemplified in case studies from an urban system. The interested reader, who is not required to be familiar with system-theoretical concepts or with theories of emergence, will be guided through the development of a theory of emergent nested systems. The reader will also learn about new ways to influence the course of events - even though the course of events is, in principle, unpredictable, due to the ever-new emergence of real novelty.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Emergent Nested Systems
Book Subtitle: A Theory of Understanding and Influencing Complex Systems as well as Case Studies in Urban Systems
Authors: Christian Walloth
Series Title: Understanding Complex Systems
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27550-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-27548-2Published: 14 March 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80167-4Published: 25 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-27550-5Published: 02 March 2016
Series ISSN: 1860-0832
Series E-ISSN: 1860-0840
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXII, 199
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 98 illustrations in colour
Topics: Complexity, Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building, Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)