State-of-the-lagoon reports as vehicles of cross-disciplinary integration

An integrative approach across disciplines is needed for sustainable lagoon and estuary management as identified by integrated coastal zone management. The ARCH research project (Architecture and roadmap to manage multiple pressures on lagoons) has taken initial steps to overcome the boundaries between disciplines and focus on cross-disciplinary...

The application of complex systems concepts in a military context

Military peacekeeping and reconstruction missions become increasingly more complex. This complexity becomes apparent not only in the large number and variety in actors and domains but also in the intrinsic non-linear dynamics encountered in mission areas. To aid in a better understanding of this complexity we study the potential value of complex...

Critical infrastructure dependencies 1-0-1

Most of our critical infrastructures consist of complex systems-of-systems that provide services or products. The coupling mechanism between the chained systems in such complex systems of systems is dependencies. Dependencies may propagate cascading failures. Most studies on dependencies in infrastructures are based on either an economic model...