Overview
- Introduces and exemplify the role of indicators (Multi-indicator systems (MIS) to analyze complex systems
- The mathematical tool of partial order will be explained and is one method to analyze MIS. Partial order seems to be helpful, when MIS is to support decisions
- Complexity of the world implies complexity in calculus. Hence the book also describes software packages useful for application of partial order on MIS
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Indicators and Theoretical Developments
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Front Matter
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Indicators for Special Purposes
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Keywords
About this book
Indicators are more and more applied to describe and analyze complex systems. Typical examples: Innovation potential of nations, child-well being, Environmental health, poverty, chemical pollution, corruption of nations. The task is: How can a system of indicators be defined in order to fulfill the above expectations. One possibility is the application of the mathematical theory of partial order, especially when the indicator system shall be used for ranking purposes.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Rainer Bruggemann studied chemistry with a focus on theoretical and mathematical concepts. He was working at several research institutes and was teaching mathematical modelling in Environmental Chemistry at several universities. His interest also focuses on indicators and their analysis.
Lars Carlsen has more than 35 years of experience in R&D, technical support and training activities within the environmental field. His current research interests include areas like sustainable development, model tools, such as structure-activity relationships and ranking techniques as decision support tools and development and application of multi-criteria data analysis tools within environmental - and social science.
Tugce Beycan is currently finalizing her dissertation on multidimensional poverty in upper-middle-income countries at the department of sociology of University of Neuchâtel. She formerly worked at IPEC and department of statistics of ILO. Her research interests are poverty, quality of life, social bonds, capabilities, and child labour.
Christian Suter is Professor at the Department of Sociology of the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. His research has focused on social and economic inequalities, social indicators and quality of life, as well as on globalization and world society.
Filomena Maggino is Professor of Social Statistics at the Sapienza University of Rome. President and co-founder of the Italian Association for Quality-of-Life Studies (AIQUAV). Editor-in-Chief of Social Indicators Research journal (Springer) and Encyclopedia of Quality-of-Life and Well-being Research (Springer). She is one of the main worldwide experts in the field of indicators construction, analysis and synthesis and wellbeing and quality of life research. Advisor of several governmental organizations and member of institutional ad-hoc committees.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Measuring and Understanding Complex Phenomena
Book Subtitle: Indicators and their Analysis in Different Scientific Fields
Editors: Rainer Bruggemann, Lars Carlsen, Tugce Beycan, Christian Suter, Filomena Maggino
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59683-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-59682-8Published: 02 March 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-59685-9Published: 03 March 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-59683-5Published: 01 March 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 316
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 62 illustrations in colour
Topics: Math. Appl. in Environmental Science, Applied Statistics, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Applied Science, multidisciplinary, Environmental Management