Issue Articles
ACADEMIC
Mental models of cities and their relevance to urban resilience
We believe that cities are important for humans as essential forms of social organization in contemporary human life. Currently, the integrity of cities as enduring systems faces many challenges 'exogenous' factors such as unsustainable consumption ... Read More
with FABIO BOSCHETTI NICKY GRIGG
ACADEMIC
The role of complexity studies in the emerging “processual” worldview
As writers including Heinz Pagels to Lee Smolin have noted, a new scientific paradigm is emerging to take the place the linear model of Descartes and Newton. This paper explores Complexity Theory studies the patterns that emerge as phenomena evolve i... Read More
with DMITRI M. BONDARENKO
ACADEMIC
We can't get here from there
Sustainability problems are today becoming more prevalent, more systemic and more serious than ever before. And they are expanding, from operational inconveniences that could largely be addressed through line-level fixes, to boardroom enigmas and pol... Read More
with RANDALL REISCHER
ACADEMIC
Assessing the benefits of supply chain trust
Previous literature has emphasized that developing trust among supply chain (SC) firms is a critical element in achieving SC effectiveness. Since developing trust is an expensive task, however, making an informed decision whether to invest or not in ... Read More
with ANTONIO CAPALDO