Fragile Territory: Complexity and the Public Domain

Author: (USA) Levin, written by, Wu Tong, Tian Xiaofei, Wang Na, etc. translated
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book is a significant work that integrates complex systems thinking into ecological and biological research. The authors elaborate on how complexity research primarily manifests in scale, diversity, and patterns in the life sciences, organically combining years of empirical research in ecological studies, mathematical modeling, and recent complex systems thinking. It explores the mutualism, competition, and interactions with the environment at multiple scales (from micro to meso to macro) that spontaneously give rise to various complex patterns. The book proposes several highly insightful strategies and recommendations for managing and protecting the global commons of life (not just humans, but other life forms as well).