Emergence and complexity refer to the appearance of higher-level properties and behaviours of a system that obviously comes from the collective dynamics ofthat system's components. These properties are not directly deducible from the lower-level motion of that system. Emergent properties are properties of the'whole'' that are not possessed by any of the individual parts making up thatwhole. Such phenomena exist in various domains and can be described, using complexity concepts and thematic knowledges. This book highlights complexity modelling through dynamical or behavioral systems. The pluridisciplinary purposes, developed along the chapters, are able to design links between a wide-range of fundamental and applicative Sciences. Developing such links - instead of focusing on specific and narrow researches - is characteristic of the Science ofComplexity that we try to promote by this contribution. INDICE: Part I Concepts for Complexity Modelling.- Part II Geographical Complex Systems Modelling.- Part III Dynamical Artificial or Natural Complex Networks.- Part IV Transport and Traffic Flow.- Part V Decison Support Systems.
- ISBN: 978-3-642-02198-5
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 370
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés