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Modeling the Sustainable Development Nexus as a Complex-Coupled System: System Dynamics Modeling

Modeling the Sustainable Development Nexus as a Complex-Coupled System: System Dynamics Modeling
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Author(s): David Zelinka (Civitas Systems, USA)and Bassel Daher (Energy Institute and the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Texas A&M University, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 29
Source title: Handbook of Research on Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Complex Systems
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ahmad Taher Azar (Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Benha University, Benha, Egypt & College of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)and Nashwa Ahmad Kamal (Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5788-4.ch002

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Abstract

This chapter begins with defining complex systems, presents an overview of the applied science of dynamical systems by focusing on the main components of complexity and chaos, and introduces the concept of dimensionality of systems. Systems have structural and temporal (dynamic) components – they exist in space and time. This chapter focuses on the time dimension, called temporality. The authors classify a third dimension, chaos (randomness), and illustrate that all systems can be defined according to their structure, dynamics, and chaos. These three dimensions constitute the dimensionality of systems, which can be used to define and categorize all types of systems. A system dynamics model to quantify the progress and interactions among the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is introduced. The benefits and limitations of a system dynamics modeling approach in this context are then discussed.

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