Food systems are under increasing pressure. They must meet the food requirements of a growing world population, and … socio-economic changes also influence the type of foods which are under demand. At the same time, food systems are a major … Issue explores opportunities and challenges towards achieving more sustainable food systems. Essential changes required in …

potential to assess the difficulty of predicting complex social systems. Research methods: A review and synthesis of research … material on: the function of dissipative systems, most specifically the global social system; the means to discern, measure and …. Conclusions: Regardless the inherent difficulty in prediction and agency in complex systems, there is a benefit to having some …

the importance of understanding infrastructure projects as interconnected, complex systems that may deliver desired … larger infrastructure system-of-systems, is crucial to unlocking added value and realising long-term benefits of highways …

Societal actors across scales and geographies increasingly demand visual applications of systems thinking - the process … complex problems affecting food and agriculture. Yet, despite the wide offer of systems mapping tools, there is still little … these tools on the basis of a sufficiently deep understanding of socio-ecological systems. Unfortunately, actors seeking to …

"Systems Engineering is a natural tool for business decisions. But no one uses it. This is because it's rare for … someone with both sets of degrees and experience (business and systems engineering) to become successful without having an MBA …, facts, trends, and valuations. Systems Engineering tools naturally lend themselves to macro-economic and business analysis"-- …

Chapter 1. Socio-Economic Systems as Complex Adaptive Systems -- Chapter 2. Theoretical Prism -- Chapter 3 …. Methodological Framework -- Chapter 4. Resource Agent Mapping of Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Systems -- Chapter 5. Hybrid SD and AB … Environment -- Chapter 7. Financial Markets and Price Bubbles -- Chapter 8. Art and Culture and Ideological Systems -- Chapter 9 …