Simplifying complexity: A review of complexity theory

Geoforum

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 405-414

  Manson, Steven M ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaos; Complexity theory; Emergence; Self organization

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0034911501     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7185(00)00035-X     Document Type: Article

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