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Preliminary Pages

Part I. Building a New Science for a Complex World

1. Complex Science for a Complex World: An Introduction
2. Towards a New Ontology of Complexity Science
3. Agents, Icons and Idols
4. The Uncertain Fate of Self-Defeating Systems
5. The Structure of Social Networks
6. Integration and Implementation Sciences: Building a New Specialisation

Part II. Exploring National Research Priorities with Agents

7. Sustainability Assessment of Housing Developments: A New Methodology
8. WISDOM-II: A Network Centric Model for Warfare
9. Managing Agricultural Pest and Disease Incursions: An Application of Agent-Based Modelling
10. SimDrug: A Multi-Agent System Tackling the Complexity of Illicit Drug Markets in Australia
11. NEMSIM: Finding Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Using Multi-Agent Electricity Modelling
12. AtollGame: A Companion Modelling Experience in the Pacific
13. Multiple-Use Management Strategy Evaluation for Coastal Marine Ecosystems Using InVitro
14. Rangeland Consolidation Patterns in Australia: An Agent-Based Modelling Approach

List of Contributors
Index