Micro, meso, macro : addressing complex systems couplings / editors, Hans Liljenstorm, Uno Svedin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Liljenström, Hans, 1956-

Svedin, Uno, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

System theory.

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the domain of science concerned with systems structure and behavior, the issue of the relationship between the micro and the macro level is of key importance. This book concentrates on the interplay between these levels and has a special focus on the level "in between" - the meso level. An investigation of those links is made through a number of cases from different domains of science, including physics, chemistry, ecology, social science, economics and technology. What is evident is that there are facets regarding meso-level issues that are similar between cases, but also that the domains

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 System Features, Dynamics, and Resilience - Some Introductory Remarks; PART ONE The "Vertical" System Structure and Meso-Level Characteristics; PART TWO Inner and Outer Dynamics; PART THREE Resilience and Shocks; Index; List of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611372729

9781281372727

1281372722

9789812701404

9812701400

OCLC:

476063894