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The purpose of the science of complexity is to provide, if not a unified approach, at least useful tools to tackling complex problems in various scientific domains. Generally, complexity is considered a fundamental challenge to the reductionist approach in science as a whole and to its ideas of certainty and randomness. The overall behaviour of a complex system is different from and more than the sum of its parts. The behaviour of non-linear complex systems depends on the interaction (often with retroactive effects) among its constituent parts and not so much (or not only) on the characteristics of these parts themselves; the sum of the behaviour of single parts does not necessarily provide us with an explanation of the aggregate behaviour of a system. All this is true for economic systems. These are based on the activities of single economic agents. Each individual can obtain only partial knowledge that is focussed around its "world" (local information) and react to external shocks in different ways (local rationality). The aim of this book is to provide an overview to recent developments in theory and empirical research that view economic systems as complex phenomena whose aggregate dynamics can often not be inferred from its microscopic (microeconomic) building blocks. The collection of papers represented in this volume is dedicated to the memory of Massimo Salzano, who has been a fervent and eloquent advocate of the complexity approach. The contributions have been presented at a conference held to celebrate Massimo’s 60th birthday (Ecople -Economics: From Tradition of Complexity, Capri, 2-4 June, 2006), one year before he unexpectedly passed away in 2007.

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Dieser Band formuliert die Grundlagen einer kultursoziologisch konzipierten Stadtforschung. Dabei steht die Frage im Zentrum, wie eine kulturwissenschaftliche Sicht auf Städte dabei helfen kann, klassische Fragen der Stadtsoziologie neu zu beantworten. Durch den Fokus ihrer Analyse auf zentrale kulturelle Strukturkategorien wie Geschlecht, Klasse und race gelingt es den Autor_innen, die soziologische Debatte zum Thema Stadt um eine feministische und postkoloniale Perspektive zu erweitern. Des Weiteren zeigen ihre Überlegungen, inwiefern ein kultursoziologischer Ansatz dabei helfen kann, Städte im Kontext aktueller gesellschaftlicher und ökologischer Herausforderungen zu analysieren.

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Economic application of nonlinear dynamics, microscopic agent-based modelling, and the use of artificial intelligence techniques as learning devices of boundedly rational actors are among the most exciting interdisciplinary ventures of economic theory over the past decade. This volume provides us with a most fascinating series of examples on "complexity in action" exemplifying the scope and explanatory power of these innovative approaches.

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Die Statistik enthält fundierte Informationen über die deutschen Volkshochschulen. Die jährliche Erhebung und Fortschreibung der Daten ist die Grundlage für Vergleiche und Langzeitbetrachtungen der wichtigsten Rahmenbedingungen und strukturellen Entwicklungen. Dazu gehören: Finanzierung, Personal, Kooperationen, Programmbereiche und Fachgebiete, Veranstaltungen, Teilnehmende und Beteiligung. Anhand der erhobenen Daten lassen sich Angebotsverläufe, Teilnahmequoten und Strukturveränderungen beobachten. Seit 1970 erhebt das Deutsche Institut für Erwachsenenbildung jährlich die Daten für diese repräsentative Statistik. Erfasst werden die Angaben von über 900 Volkshochschulen - das sind fast 100 Prozent der Bildungseinrichtungen. Die Ausgabe zum Arbeitsjahr 2017 wird ausschließlich digital publiziert und steht kostenfrei bei wbv-open-access.de zur Verfügung.

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Quantitative methods (economics) --- Economic schools --- Geology. Earth sciences --- Information systems --- bedrijfseconomie --- economisch denken --- econometrie --- informatica management --- geologie