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Harbours and Maritime Networks as Complex Adaptive Systems

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Harbours and Maritime Networks as Complex Adaptive Systems - Preiser-Kapeller, Johannes (Editor), and Daim, Falko (Editor)
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The concept of complex systems allows for a better understanding of the interplay between social and environmental factors for the emergence and maintenance of maritime infrastructure and route systems in the ancient and medieval period. Complexity theory and network analysis provide a analytical framework to describe social configurations (cities, maritime communities, polities) and environmental phenomena (hydrosphere, climate) as complex systems, entangled via mechanisms of feedbacks, adaptation or disruption. In this ...

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Harbours and Maritime Networks as Complex Adaptive Systems 2015, Romisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz

ISBN-13: 9783795430405

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