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Why is Complexity Science valuable for reaching the goals of the UN 2030 Agenda?
- Source :
- Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche E Naturali
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- The goals and targets included in the 2030 Agenda compiled by the United Nations want to stimulate action in areas of critical importance for humanity and the Earth. These goals and targets regard everyone on Earth from both the health and economic and social perspectives. Reaching these goals means to deal with Complex Systems. Therefore, Complexity Science is undoubtedly valuable. However, it needs to extend its scope and focus on some specific objectives. This article proposes a development of Complexity Science that will bring benefits for achieving the United Nations’ aims. It presents a list of the features shared by all the Complex Systems involved in the 2030 Agenda. It shows the reasons why there are certain limitations in the prediction of Complex Systems’ behaviors. It highlights that such limitations raise ethical issues whenever new technologies interfere with the dynamics of Complex Systems, such as human beings and the environment. Finally, new methodological approaches and promising research lines to face Complexity Challenges included in the 2030 Agenda are put forward.
- Subjects :
- Computational Complexity
Emerging technologies
Complex system
Face (sociological concept)
Emergence
01 natural sciences
03 medical and health sciences
Political science
Out-of-equilibrium thermodynamics
0103 physical sciences
010306 general physics
030304 developmental biology
General Environmental Science
0303 health sciences
Scope (project management)
Natural computing
Complex Systems
Complexity science
Action (philosophy)
Humanity
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Engineering ethics
Networks
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Natural Computing
Research Paper
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17200776 and 20374631
- Volume :
- 32
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e07687d224a5b0f6102aa12ca9ef0469