{"product_id":"9783319801674","title":"Understanding Complex Systems: A Theory of Understanding and Influencing Complex Systems as well as Case Studies in Urban Systems","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUnderstanding Complex Systems: A Theory of Understanding and Influencing Complex Systems as well as Case Studies in Urban Systems\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWalloth, Christian\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a\ntheory as well as methods to understand and to purposively influence complex\nsystems. It suggests a theory of complex systems as nested systems, i. e.\nsystems that enclose other systems and that are simultaneously enclosed by even\nother systems. According to the theory presented, each enclosing system emerges\nthrough time from the generative activities of the systems they enclose. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSystems are nested\nand often emerge unplanned, and every system of high dynamics is enclosed by a\nsystem of slower dynamics. An understanding of systems with faster dynamics,\nwhich are always guided by systems of slower dynamics, opens up not only new\nways to understanding systems, but also to effectively influence them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe aim and subject\nof this book is to lay out these thoughts and explain their relevance to the\npurposive development of complex systems, which are exemplified in case studies from an urban system. The\ninterested reader, who is not required to be familiar with system-theoretical\nconcepts or with theories of emergence, will be guided through the development\nof a theory of emergent nested systems. The reader will also learn about new\nways to influence the course of events - even though the course of events is,\nin principle, unpredictable, due to the ever-new emergence of real novelty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-04-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319801674\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-27550-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 199\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45382488522892,"sku":"9783319801674","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319801674.jpg?v=1774496625","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319801674","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}