Place and Health as Complex Systems A Case Study and Empirical Test

Place and Health as Complex Systems A Case Study and Empirical Test / by Brian Castellani, Rajeev Rajaram, J. Galen Buckwalter, Michael Ball, Frederic Hafferty.

The history of public health has focused on direct relationships between problems and solutions: vaccinations against diseases, ad campaigns targeting risky behaviors. But the accelerating pace and mounting intricacies of our lives are challenging the field to find new scientific methods for studyin...

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Main Authors: Castellani, Brian (Author), Rajaram, Rajeev (Author), Buckwalter, J. Galen (Author), Ball, Michael (Author), Hafferty, Frederic (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Public Health,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Public health.
Computational complexity.
Statistical physics.
Dynamical systems.
Human geography.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • The Complexities of Place Approach.-Definitional Test of Complex Systems
  • Case-Based Modeling and the SACS Toolkit
  • Methods
  • C1: Places are Complex
  • C2: Places are Emergent and Self-Organizing
  • C3 Places are Nodes Within Larger Networks
  • C4: Places are Dynamic and Evolving
  • C5: Places are Nonlinear
  • C6: Places are Subjective and Historical
  • C7: Places are Open- Ended with Fuzzy Boundaries
  • C8: Places are Power-Based Conflicted Negotiations
  • C9: Places are Agent-Based
  • Conclusion.

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