@inbook{40fb8aa1672f493ba74bfed5dd4d49a7,
title = "Theory",
abstract = "This chapter introduces and explains the main concepts that provide the theoretical background on how to model the ubiquitous socio-technical systems that are so important to modern life. First the notions of systems, adaptation and complexity are discussed as individual concepts before addressing complex adaptive systems as a whole. This is followed by a discussion on generative science and agent-based modelling, with special attention paid to how these concepts relate to socio-technical systems. Throughout the text examples of how the theories can be applied to real systems are provided. Armed with a solid understanding of concepts such as observer-dependence, evolution, intractability, emergence and self-organisation, the reader will have the right foundation for moving on to the practical aspects of building and using agent-based models for decision support in socio-technical systems.",
author = "I. Nikolic and J. Kasmire",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1007/978-94-007-4933-7_2",
language = "Undefined",
isbn = "9789400749320",
volume = "9",
series = "Agent-Based Social Systems",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
pages = "11--71",
editor = "{van Dam}, {Koen H} and Igor Nikolic and Zofia Lukszo",
booktitle = "Agent-Based Modelling of Socio-Technical Systems",
address = "United States",
}