Complexity and security / [edited by] Jeremy J. Ramsden, Paata J. Kervalishvili.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Complexity and Security, Corporate Author.

Conference Name:

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Complexity and Security (2007 : Tʻbilisi, Georgia)

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Complexity and Security

Series:

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series: Human and Societal Dynamics, v. 37

Nato science for peace and security series ; v. 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Complexity (Philosophy).

National security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : IOS Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Develops a fundamental concept that in order to achieve security in a complex world, it is essential to ensure that we have sufficient variety available to cope with complexity and its potential dangers. This book develops many facets of this idea, covering major world issues, including energy, food and environmental security, and climate change.

Contents:

Title page; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; General survey; The Notion of Security; What is Complexity?; Climate and Energy; The Technology of Security; Psychological, Social, Political, Economic and Ethical Aspects of Security; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

6611733388

1-281-73338-5

9786611733384

1-4356-7795-1

1-60750-321-2

600-00-0370-6

1-4337-1236-9

OCLC:

437213127