The first part of this review replaces the concept of internal variables of state in the general
context of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. This offers the slightest deviation from the …

How to predict the evolution of ecosystems is one of the numerous questions asked of
ecologists by managers and politicians. To answer this we will need to give a scientific …

In this chapter we have presented mathematical modeling approaches to biological pattern
formation. While reaction-diffusion models are appropriate to describe the spatio-temporal …

When I wrote the book Quantitative Sociodynamics, it was an early attempt to make methods
from statistical physics and complex systems theory fruitful for the modeling and …

An overview is presented of ecological economics, a discipline lying at the interface of
economics, natural science, and philosophy, focusing on the concepts and methods …

This book presents both the fundamentals and the major research topics in statistical
physics of systems out of equilibrium. It summarizes different approaches to describe such …

A New Ecology presents an ecosystem theory based on the following ecosystem properties:
physical openness, ontic openness, directionality, connectivity, a complex dynamic for …

This article speculates beyond current thinking in project management, asserting that
traditional project management cannot fulfill the challenges and requirements for mastering …

The notions of plastic flow localization are outlined in the paper. It is shown that each type of
localized plasticity pattern corresponds to a definite stage of deformation hardening. In the …

Die Erforschung komplexer Strukturen ist gegenwärtig eines der interessantesten
wissenschaftlichen Themen. Dieses Buch behandelt Möglichkeiten der Beschreibung und …