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

• Main Authors: Castellani, Brian (Author), Rajaram, Rajeev (Author), Buckwalter, J. Galen (Author), Ball, Michael (Author), Hafferty, Frederic (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Public health.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Complexity, Computational.; Human geography.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.; Complexity.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Human Geography.

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...

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.