Survival under Uncertainty by Dimitri Volchenkov

Survival under Uncertainty by Dimitri Volchenkov

This book introduces and studies a number of stochastic models of subsistence, communication, social evolution and political transition that will allow the reader to grasp the role of uncertainty as a fundamental property of our irreversible world. At the same time, it aims to bring about a more interdisciplinary and quantitative approach across very diverse fields of research in the humanities and social sciences.

Through the examples treated in this work – including anthropology, demography, migration, geopolitics, management, and bioecology, among other things – evidence is gathered to show that volatile environments may change the rules of the evolutionary selection and dynamics of any social system, creating a situation of adaptive uncertainty, in particular, whenever the rate of change of the environment exceeds the rate of adaptation.

Last but notleast, it is hoped that this book will contribute to the understanding that inherent randomness can also be a great opportunity – for social systems and individuals alike – to help face the challenge of “survival under uncertainty”.

Dimitri Volchenkov is Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA and Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, China.

Xavier Leoncini is Associate Professor at Aix-Marseille University, France.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9783319394190
ISBN 10	3319394193
Title	Survival under Uncertainty
Author	Dimitri Volchenkov
Series	Understanding Complex Systems
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Year published	2016-07-05
Number of pages	238
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.