Tutor and Researcher, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
My personal research interests include:
- complex systems theory and the work of Joseph Tainter - the analysis of cities as complex adaptive systems (CAS) and the implications for urban resilience
- the implications of far-from-equilibrium thermodynamics and energy depletion (ie Peak Oil) for complex urban systems
- more generally, the 'philosophy of science' implications of systems theory and complexity and their interaction with social constructionist approaches to society
- science fiction and gaming culture, with a particular focus on the topic of social collapse
No food, no fuel, no phones: bushfires showed we're only ever one step from system collapse
Feb 07, 2020 05:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
This summers bushfires were not just devastating events in themselves. More broadly, they highlighted the immense vulnerability of the systems which make our contemporary lives possible. The fires cut road access, which...
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