Handbook on Entropy, Complexity and Spatial Dynamics

理论的重生?

Edited by Aura Reggiani, Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy, Laurie A. Schintler, Center for Regional Analysis, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, US, Daniel Czamanski, The Research Center for Real Estate Economics and Appraisal, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel and Roberto Patuelli, Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy

This ground-breaking Handbook presents a state-of-the-art exploration of entropy, complexity and spatial dynamics from fundamental theoretical, empirical and methodological perspectives. It considers how foundational theories can contribute to new advances, including novel modeling and empirical insights at different sectoral, spatial and temporal scales.

‘This book poses a critical question: Is entropy the universal principle to understand and model spatial economic systems, to get grip on the complexity of our modern, highly connected economy? We need proper theory to claim so. Building on seminal work from the past the authors take the audacious and rewarding effort to develop the theory and show its value in practice. If closed systems exhibit increasing order over time, an essential theoretical question is whether dynamic, networked, open systems have more order, lower entropy and higher resilience. As the book discusses, despite big data and advanced computational tooling, this is not necessarily the case. The authors help us to see why.’
– Peter H. M. Vervest, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands