Robust Design: A Repertoire of Biological, Ecological, and Engineering Case Studies (Santa Fe Institute Studies on the Sciences of Complexity)

Robust Design brings together 16 chapters by an eminent group of authors in a wide range of fields presenting aspects of robustness in biological, ecological, and computational systems. The volme is the first to address robustness in biological, ecological, and computational systems. It is an outgrowth of a new research program on robustness at the Sante Fe Institute founded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. For those interested in complexity or interdisciplinary science, robustness is seen as currently among the most intellectually active and promising research areas with important applications in all fields of science, business, and economics.

the Contributors To This Study Of Robustness As A Complex Systems Design Principle Explore The Features Of Phenomena That Are Responsible For Robustness Or Fragility. The Papers Address The Tension Between Stasis And Response To Change; Opportunities For Innovation; Vulnerabilities To Collapse; Effects Of Interactions Among Different Subsystems; And The Role Of Adaptation And Learning. The Authors Assess The Extent To Which Knowledge About Robustness Can Be Used To Gain A Better Understanding Of Biological, Ecological And Computational Systems. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

Brings together 16 chapters by an eminent group of authors in a range of fields presenting aspects of robustness in biological, ecological, and computational systems. This volume also address robustness in biological, ecological, and computational systems "What's the difference between stable and robust?"