Modeling Complex Ecological Dynamics

This elementary book provides some state-of-the-art research results on broad disciplinary sciences on complex networks. It presents an in-depth study with detailed description of dynamics, controls a

This book aims to provide a description of these new Artificial Intelligence technologies and approaches to the modeling and simulation of complex systems, as well as an overview of the latest scienti

Features peer-reviewed chapters written by leading experts, Analyzing and Modeling Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Infectious Diseases sheds new light on recent research and methodology on the spread

"Media and the Ecological Crisis is a collaborative work of interdisciplinary writers engaged in mapping, understanding and addressing the complex contribution of media to the current ecological crisi

This volume presents theoretical developments, applications and computational methods for the analysis and modeling in behavioral and social sciences where data are usually complex to explore and inve

This volume explores the emerging and current, cutting-edge theories and methods of modeling, optimization, dynamics and bio economy. It provides an overview of the main issues, results and open quest

Community Based System Dynamics introduces researchers and practitioners to the design and application of participatory systems modeling with diverse communities. The book bridges community- based par

This authored monograph presents the use of dynamic spatiotemporal modeling tools for the identification of complex underlying processes in conflict, such as diffusion, relocation, heterogeneous escal

This graduate text is the first to present methods for modeling health behavior dynamics, using numerous online interactive simulations, downloadable programs, and examples of applications to planning

This edited book focuses on recent developments in Dynamic Network Modeling, including aspects of route guidance and traffic control as they relate to transportation systems and other complex infrastr

This book focuses on the latest in dynamic network modeling, including route guidance and traffic control in transportation systems and other complex infrastructure networks. Covers dynamic traffic as

This textbook provides a comprehensive and instructive coverage of vehicular traffic flow dynamics and modeling. It makes this fascinating interdisciplinary topic, which to date was only documented in

Newtonian Nonlinear Dynamics for Complex Linear and Optimization Problems explores how Newton's equation for the motion of one particle in classical mechanics combined with finite difference methods a

Given the importance of interdisciplinary work in sustainability, Simulation of Ecological and Environmental Models introduces the theory and practice of modeling and simulation as applied in a variet

Mathematical Modeling for Complex Fluids and Flows provides researchers and engineering practitioners encountering fluid flows with state-of-the-art knowledge in continuum concepts and associated flui

Modeling Uncertainty in the Earth Sciences highlights the various issues, techniques and practical modeling tools available for modeling the uncertainty of complex Earth systems and the impact that it

The Collection embraces Structural Dynamics and Renewable Energy into more than 50 categories, including Shock and Vibration, Damping in Solids, Nonlinear Modeling, Structural Health Modeling, Structu

Ecological Aspects of Nitrogen Acquisition covers how plants compete for nitrogen in complex ecological communities and the associations plants recruit with other organisms, ranging from soil microbes

"Kinetics and Dynamics" on molecular modeling of dynamic processes opens with an introductory overview before discussing approaches to reactivity of small systems in the gas phase. Then it examines st

Energy exchange is a major foundation of the dynamics of physical systems, and, hence, in the study of complex multi-domain systems, methodologies that explicitly describe the topology of energy excha

Advances in public management sciences have long indicated the empirical finding that the normal state of public management systems is complex and that its dynamics are non-linear. Complex systems ar

In the effort towards sustainability, it has become increasingly important to develop conceptual frames to understand the dynamics of social and ecological systems. Drawing on complex systems theory, this book investigates how human societies deal with change in linked social-ecological systems, and build capacity to adapt to change. The concept of resilience is central in this context. Resilient social-ecological systems have the potential to sustain development by responding to and shaping change in a manner that does not lead to loss of future options. Resilient systems also provide capacity for renewal and innovation in the face of rapid transformation and crisis. The term navigating in the title is meant to capture this dynamic process. Case studies and examples from several geographic areas, cultures and resource types are included, merging forefront research from natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities into a common framework for new insights on sustainability.

This volume presents a comprehensive introduction into rigorous geometrical dynamics of complex systems of various natures. By "complex systems", in this book are meant high-dimensional nonlinear syst

This text presents the basic theory and practice of system dynamics. It introduces the modeling of dynamic systems and response analysis of these systems, with an introduction to the analysis and desi

Molecular, genetic and modelling techniques are central to ecology, providing valuable new tools for addressing complex ecological questions and insights into our understanding of the dynamics of populations and communities. Genes in the Environment reviews a diverse range of topics, including community dynamics in soils and water, gene flow and spatial dynamics, and the evolution of pathogenic and symbiotic relationships. Organisms studied range from bacteria, viruses and fungi to insects, plants and fish. New light is thrown on such questions as: what is the relationship between population dynamics and spatial patterns of genetic variation observed in fragmented populations? How is genetic variation maintained? What are the relative roles of gene flow and selection in the maintenance of climes? This volume will appeal to advanced students and to researchers interested in developments at the interface of molecular biology and ecology.

Molecular, genetic and modelling techniques are central to ecology, providing valuable new tools for addressing complex ecological questions and insights into our understanding of the dynamics of populations and communities. Genes in the Environment reviews a diverse range of topics, including community dynamics in soils and water, gene flow and spatial dynamics, and the evolution of pathogenic and symbiotic relationships. Organisms studied range from bacteria, viruses and fungi to insects, plants and fish. New light is thrown on such questions as: what is the relationship between population dynamics and spatial patterns of genetic variation observed in fragmented populations? How is genetic variation maintained? What are the relative roles of gene flow and selection in the maintenance of climes? This volume will appeal to advanced students and to researchers interested in developments at the interface of molecular biology and ecology.

Richard H. Day was one of the first economists to recognize the importance of complex dynamics, or chaos theory, to economics. He can justly be described as one of the originators of the now extensive

At present, most books on ecological modelling rely on very complex mathematics, resulting in students and researchers shying away from investigating the potential uses of ecological models and their

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自戀是人性，還是自大貪婪的本性？許多問題行為背後，原來都是自戀惹的禍！▽如果我覺得你表現不好，我就會講出來，這樣你才知道要怎樣改進。我隨時精進自己，其他人也應該上進。——自我保存第一型自戀▽我向來因為外表受人關注，大家總是小看了我的腦袋。我不是頭腦簡單的人。不過外貌讓我在生活中無往不利，我覺得這樣很好。——性本能第三型自戀▽我從小就覺得自己是富貴命。我在設計公司實習，但我做的事情全都是幫人倒咖啡和接電話。這不合我的格調。我這麼有才能，不應該從底層做起。——社交第四型自戀▽如果你對我的做風有意見，麻煩就大了。我想怎樣就怎樣，我不配合其他人了不起的感受。——自我保存第八型自戀▽我認為同理心會造成辦事不力。如果是為了工作或解決問題，我可以聽一個人講幾分鐘，但想要更多的話最好去找別人。——社交第八型自戀每個人時時刻刻都以自我為中心，執取我們認為屬於自己的一切！只要人有自我，就會有一定程度的自戀，問題在於你內在的那個自戀狂有多常探出頭來？尤其在個人主義盛行的社會，自戀很容易過了頭，出現病態與人格障礙傾向，導致慣性投機和剝削。自戀在人格的表現上有各種細微差異。由於大眾心理學和影視傳播的渲染，我們對自戀的行為經常帶著嘲笑與貶意，但這些刻板印象無法讓我們真正分辨與理解那些具有潛在危險性的自戀者在生活中會對我們產生什麼影響。本書以「九型人格學」為基礎，結合人類自我保存、社交、性三大驅力，透過性格、情緒、同理心來辨識自戀特質，剖析二十七種自戀亞型，檢視自戀行為如何被觸發及其動機、恐懼、特質，並輔以各類型自戀者的獨白、角色範例，教導讀者察覺自己的自戀傾向、正視自我的缺失，同時學會辨識他人的自戀特質，懂得見招拆招、不被情緒勒索、避免無謂的情緒勞動，讓你可以活得更包容也更自由。專業好評☆史特林•莫斯利博士深入探討二十七種自戀亞型的博學之作：針對如何應對自戀造成的扭曲心理，本書根據九型人格學，提供詳盡的學習和研究取徑。莫斯利博士同時探究同理心的發展與自我中心的同理心。本書內容有助我評估個案生命的心靈之旅。她提供我們和不同人格類型、自戀程度、本能中心的人相處的絕佳建議，我強烈推薦這本書。——Deborah Ooten, PhD, Founder and CEO of Conscious Dynamics, LLC☆別具洞察力且才學豐厚，莫斯利博士詳細描繪了九型人格、三大驅力，以及可能展現的自戀型

急著解決的事不難。不急、但沒有頭緒的重大問題才考驗你如何使用邏輯與智力。讀完本書，你會驚訝發現自己的思考有多易受限，判斷又多可能出錯！這本書不僅是要學習解決問題，更重要的是拓展思維。它已協助許多大學生在專精領域之外，發展出如何處理問題的通才技能。策略思考的問題解決能力是許多專業人士認為必要的技能，但卻不會出現在學校教育的專科課程裡。就連部分STEM（科學理工）學系出身的人，也往往缺乏這種「通才」的重要技能；他們往往無法釐清思緒、研究執行，甚而無法向工作團隊以簡明的語言「推銷」解決問題的方案。原因是什麼？因為他們很少受過正式以問題分析並進行策略思考的系統性訓練。擔任過企業諮詢顧問、並在大學任教的本書作者謝瓦里耶，將在這本書中由朋友的狗「哈利」走失開始，帶領讀者走過一趟完整的問題解決思考訓練，在書中，這樣的問題即是複雜(complex)、定義模糊（ill-defined）、非迫切（nonimmediate）的問題（簡稱為CIDNI問題）CIDNI問題在生活中並不是時時會出現──但這樣的問題往往正是考驗我們對問題解決的思考能力。對於這樣的問題，我們可以經由本書規劃的四大步驟及其工具進行探索與分析：「找到你需要解決的問題」（What）：面對不熟悉的新狀況時，我們應先釐清真正的問題所在。我們時常以為對情況瞭若指掌，急著尋找解決辦法，但後來往往只會發現自己鎖定了錯的問題。 瞭解為何會遇到這個問題(Why)：釐清問題之後，接著是找出原因。學著從本書的「問題診斷分析圖」，將問題分解成不同面向，一次列舉所有可能肇因，再逐一檢驗假設後得出結論。找出解決問題的可行方案(How)：明瞭問題癥結與原因後，主動尋找解決辦法。「解決方案分析圖」能引導決策生成，從可能的解決辦法中挑選最理想的選項。實際執行解決方案(Do)：要實際執行解決辦法，首要之務就是說服重要關係人，讓他們相信我們的結論正確無誤，本書最後會討論執行解決問題行動的考量事項，尤其著重於如何有效領導團隊。現實中的難題沒有特定領域或形態，被教導著重特定領域的深度非壞事，但可能忽略了事情的廣度。「他山之石，可以攻錯。」培養有廣度的思維，是通才基礎，本書是結合了多種領域理論與實證的工具組合，以深入淺出的文字詳盡解說，正可提供一個廣泛適用的架構與必備工具，協助你更了解問題解決的思考之道。〔書評推薦〕幾年前我開始規劃一門MBA課程，在

一般大眾初學者以淺顯圖文介紹最新都市規劃科學的內涵都市規劃是一門正在演進的學科，然而學界及業界中相對少的人認識到這是一門科學。這本書彙整了作者過去35年來的研究成果，從複雜學的觀點以相對淺顯的圖文來說明都市規劃科學的內涵。自從2019年底新冠肺炎疫情席捲全球的都市後，正顯示出只有人們才是都市的靈魂，沒有考慮「人」的都市規劃是落空的。本書所介紹的都市規劃科學便是以「人」為出發點，探討社會科學針對人類選擇行為的解釋與自然科學針對複雜系統的理解，並將兩者整合成一系統性的都市規劃現象的描述與解釋。2021年諾貝爾物理學獎頒給三位從事複雜系統研究的學者，正說明了複雜學已獲得最高學術殿堂的認可。希望本書的出版能對有志探索人類如何面對都市複雜性的學術或專業規劃師有所幫助。■ 自序現代科學正進行著一場顛覆性的複雜性運動或革命，而這個運動或革命正在或已經影響了社會科學及自然科學許多領域的發展，包括都市規劃。因此，學界對都市及規劃的理解也產生了變化：都市不再是簡單的均衡系統，而是複雜的非均衡系統；規劃從過去強調空間、共識及控制的靜態描述轉而著重時間、結盟及計畫的動態過程(Hopkins, 2014)。此外學者也認為應用大數據及數位孿生的電腦科技從事都市規劃，仍然離不開以複雜性科學來理解都市的理論。尤有甚者，筆者在2018 年發現了四個I 與規劃作用及複雜性的邏輯關係，將規劃的概念與複雜性科學聯繫起來。四個I 表示都市發展決策的相關性(Interdependence)、不可逆性(Indivisibility)、不可分割性(Indivisibility) 以及不完全預見性(Imperfect Foresight)( 詳見本書第三章第五節)。具體而言，規劃發生作用為四個I 的充分條件，而四個I 又是複雜性的充分條件，因此規劃發生作用是複雜性的充分條件(Lai, 2018)。用一般的話來講，計畫在複雜系統中發生作用，但不是唯一的方式。這個發現也確立了四個I 與規劃及複雜度的關係；亦即四個I 同時是規劃投資及複雜度的指標，而這個邏輯關係貫穿了本書的理論架構。我書Planning within Complex Urban Systems (Lai, 2021) 及其姊妹作《複雜城市系統中的規劃原理：新觀點、新邏輯與新實驗》( 賴世剛，2022) 系統地整理了筆者過去35 年來的核心研究心得，以完整

The second edition of a rigorous and example-driven introduction to topics in economic dynamics that emphasizes techniques for modeling dynamic systems.This text provides an introduction to the modern theory of economic dynamics, with emphasis on mathematical and computational techniques for modeling dynamic systems. Written to be both rigorous and engaging, the book shows how sound understanding of the underlying theory leads to effective algorithms for solving real-world problems. The material makes extensive use of programming examples to illustrate ideas, bringing to life the abstract concepts in the text. Key topics include algorithms and scientific computing, simulation, Markov models, and dynamic programming. Part I introduces fundamentals and part II covers more advanced material. This second edition has been thoroughly updated, drawing on recent research in the field.New for the second edition:“Programming-language agnostic” presentation using pseudocode.New chapter 1 covering

Quantum mechanics is traditionally associated with microscopic systems; however, quantum concepts have also been successfully applied to a diverse range of macroscopic systems both within and outside of physics. This book describes how complex systems from a variety of fields can be modelled using quantum mechanical principles; from biology and ecology, to sociology and decision-making. The mathematical basis of these models is covered in detail, furnishing a self-contained and consistent approach. This book provides unique insight into the dynamics of these macroscopic systems and opens new interdisciplinary research frontiers. It will be an essential resource for students and researchers in applied mathematics or theoretical physics who are interested in applying quantum mechanics to dynamical systems in the social, biological or ecological sciences.

This book provides an introduction to the computational and complex systems modeling of the global spreading of infectious diseases. The latest developments in the area of contagion processes modeling

This is an introduction to the dynamics of fluids at small scales, the physical and mathematical underpinnings of Brownian motion, and the application of these subjects to the dynamics and flow of complex fluids such as colloidal suspensions and polymer solutions. It brings together continuum mechanics, statistical mechanics, polymer and colloid science, and various branches of applied mathematics, in a self-contained and integrated treatment that provides a foundation for understanding complex fluids, with a strong emphasis on fluid dynamics. Students and researchers will find that this book is extensively cross-referenced to illustrate connections between different aspects of the field. Its focus on fundamental principles and theoretical approaches provides the necessary groundwork for research in the dynamics of flowing complex fluids.

This is an introduction to the dynamics of fluids at small scales, the physical and mathematical underpinnings of Brownian motion, and the application of these subjects to the dynamics and flow of complex fluids such as colloidal suspensions and polymer solutions. It brings together continuum mechanics, statistical mechanics, polymer and colloid science, and various branches of applied mathematics, in a self-contained and integrated treatment that provides a foundation for understanding complex fluids, with a strong emphasis on fluid dynamics. Students and researchers will find that this book is extensively cross-referenced to illustrate connections between different aspects of the field. Its focus on fundamental principles and theoretical approaches provides the necessary groundwork for research in the dynamics of flowing complex fluids.

Ecology studies biodiversity in its variety and complexity. It describes how species distribute and perform in response to environmental changes. Ecological processes and structures are highly complex

This book uses a variety of applications to illustrate a modeling method that helps practitioners to manage complex software-intensive systems. The proposed method relies on the combination of its abs

Social-Ecological Resilience and Sustainability by Shelley Ross Saxer and Jonathan Rosenbloom is designed to help students understand and address new, changing, and complex economic, environmental, an