Une théorie globale de la relativité d'échelle est proposée par le biais de 3 thèmes (la théorie de la relativité d'échelle et ses applications en sciences physiques, la relativité d'échelle et le vivant, relativité d'échelle et sociétés humaines) ainsi que des applications réal…
Scale: discourse and dimensions of social life
L'éditeur indique : "Wherever we turn, we see diverse things scaled for us, from cities to economies to history to love. We know scale by many names, and through many familiar antinomies: 'local' and 'global,' 'micro' and 'macro,' 'events' and the 'longue durée.' Even the most c…
Written by a team of leading experts in ecology, this text provides details of techniques enabling quantification of biodiversity patterns and their mathematical modelling.
Leading experts in ecology present new, innovative, views on quantitative patterns of biological diversity.
From one of the most influential scientists of our time, a dazzling exploration of the hidden laws that govern the life cycle of everything from plants and animals to the cities we live in. The former head of the Sante Fe Institute, visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer…