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Chairs(s):

Thomaz Carvalhaes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Description:

Cities and built environments are composed of interconnected social, ecological, and technological systems. Interactions within and between these systems result in complexity, which is a central theme emerging in urban dynamics research spaces. While the concept of complexity, as well as the complexity sciences, has several parallel and intertwined definitions and research streams, complex systems are generally thought to display many heterogeneous parts that interact continuously at multiple scales and dimensions (e.g., social, physical) to produce emergent and often unpredictable phenomena. What does a complexity paradigm mean in terms of infrastructure and the built environments we inhabit, and how can geographical theories and techniques leverage complexity concepts to better prepare for a future characterized by uncertainty and rapid change? This is the theme of this session where we invite papers covering methods and applications of complexity science in the context of cities and regions. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

• Complexity-aware geospatial and decision-support tools
• Mapping urban complex systems
• Coping with deep uncertainty in the Anthropocene
• Urban resilience to natural and human-made hazards
• Sustainable urban development
• Modeling and simulation methods for cities as complex adaptive systems

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