Ebook: Networks in Action: Communication, Economics and Human Knowledge
Author: John L. Casti (auth.) Professor Dr. David Batten Professor Dr. John Casti Dr. Roland Thord (eds.)
- Tags: Regional/Spatial Science, R & D/Technology Policy, Automotive Engineering, Geography (general), Computer Communication Networks
- Year: 1995
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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fifteen countries in Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, Australia, and U.S.A. All of them came to Stockholm primarily because they recognize the growing im portance of networks as complex systems, and their home institutions do not offer any systematic lectures on this topic. The Networks Course was originally initiated jointly by the Summer University of Southern Stockholm Foundation and the County Council of Stockholm, the Swedish Aviation Administration, the Swedish National Road Administration, the Swedish Post, the Swedish State Railways, and Telia AB. They have all served as joint sponsors and hosts for the Course. In the year 1993 the Course also was sponsored by the Swedish Transport and Communications Research Board. All these organizations have supported the publication of a series of key lectures from the Course, to be released as a single volume entitled Networks in Action. It is the ambition of the Foundation to create continuity in its activities for the future. The board has proposed to its principals to take a decision in this direction. It is my expectation that this will be the case for the Networks Course from 1995. This book will then serve as a basic reference for use in an era when the topic of Communication-Networks will be included on a permanent basis in the Summer University's agenda.
This book presents the latest information on both the theory and applications of networks, especially from the fields of transportation and communication, economics and human knowledge handling. It demonstrates that networks are of broad interest and that networks analysis from different disciplines offer unifying insight. Special attention is paid to networks in the ever increasing integration of Europe. Another point of focus is upon combinatorial aspects and the interactive effects between different networks, often known as synergetics.
This book presents the latest information on both the theory and applications of networks, especially from the fields of transportation and communication, economics and human knowledge handling. It demonstrates that networks are of broad interest and that networks analysis from different disciplines offer unifying insight. Special attention is paid to networks in the ever increasing integration of Europe. Another point of focus is upon combinatorial aspects and the interactive effects between different networks, often known as synergetics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Theory of Networks....Pages 3-24
Links, Arrows, and Networks: Fundamental Metaphors in Human Thought....Pages 25-48
The Multidimensional Networks of Complex Systems....Pages 49-79
Network as Dynamic Systems....Pages 81-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Network Models of Human-Machine Interaction....Pages 109-126
Knowledge Network and Market Structure: An Analytical Perspective....Pages 127-158
Economic Models of Knowledge Networks....Pages 159-174
Videoconferencing: Economic Arguments on an Overrated Communication Network....Pages 175-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Overland Transportation Networks: History of Development and Future Prospects....Pages 195-228
The Strategic Role of New Infrastructure Networks in Europe....Pages 229-250
Europe’s Hierarchical Network Economy....Pages 251-266
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Networks, Sustainable Differentiation, and Economic Development....Pages 269-285
The Dynamics of Economic Networks....Pages 287-308
Economic Network Synergetics....Pages 309-318
Back Matter....Pages 319-327
This book presents the latest information on both the theory and applications of networks, especially from the fields of transportation and communication, economics and human knowledge handling. It demonstrates that networks are of broad interest and that networks analysis from different disciplines offer unifying insight. Special attention is paid to networks in the ever increasing integration of Europe. Another point of focus is upon combinatorial aspects and the interactive effects between different networks, often known as synergetics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Theory of Networks....Pages 3-24
Links, Arrows, and Networks: Fundamental Metaphors in Human Thought....Pages 25-48
The Multidimensional Networks of Complex Systems....Pages 49-79
Network as Dynamic Systems....Pages 81-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Network Models of Human-Machine Interaction....Pages 109-126
Knowledge Network and Market Structure: An Analytical Perspective....Pages 127-158
Economic Models of Knowledge Networks....Pages 159-174
Videoconferencing: Economic Arguments on an Overrated Communication Network....Pages 175-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Overland Transportation Networks: History of Development and Future Prospects....Pages 195-228
The Strategic Role of New Infrastructure Networks in Europe....Pages 229-250
Europe’s Hierarchical Network Economy....Pages 251-266
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Networks, Sustainable Differentiation, and Economic Development....Pages 269-285
The Dynamics of Economic Networks....Pages 287-308
Economic Network Synergetics....Pages 309-318
Back Matter....Pages 319-327
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