3.51 avg rating — 492 ratings

"If Chaos shows that simple nonlinear mechanistic formulae can lead to unpredictability and pattern, complexity shows that unpredictability and pattern can arise from many interacting agents following simple rules. "

4.11 avg rating — 3,505 ratings

"Longer than Holland's introduction, but easier to read ."

3.50 avg rating — 36 ratings

"Brings complexity into the ecology and conservation world. "

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings

"Like Fragile Dominion, this book brings complexity in an ecological context. Not written for a general audience, and with more attention to chaos theory. I am only on chapter 3, so I cannot give a thorough review. "

3.89 avg rating — 72 ratings

"Does a good job bridging chaos and complexity in a biological context. "

3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings

"A collection of papers on applying complexity theory in a social-ecological context. Half read."

4.12 avg rating — 207 ratings

"Lots of math and theory here, but the topic is just so central. Half read. "

3.94 avg rating — 461 ratings

"All sociology, but takes the theory down to the level of modeling. Fairly practical without being cookbookish."

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating

"Closer to cookbook, this one covers the policy-level implications and recommendations when working with complex systems. "

4.10 avg rating — 57,339 ratings

"Maddeningly poor writer who comes off as a jerk. Really tough read. But the central idea that some systems gain from disorder is profound and adds a key piece to the complexity literature."

4.23 avg rating — 1,284 ratings

"This is a classic... and it is filled with pretty pictures. Fractals are chaos in geometry. "