TY - GEN
T1 - Complex networks and complex systems for sustainability
T2 - 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, ICEIS 2010
AU - Bradley, Joe A.
AU - Aldunate, Roberto G.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Nature-based systems are efficiently designed and are able to respond to many system requirements such as scalability, adaptability, self-organization, resilience, robustness, durability, reliability, self-monitoring, self-repair, and many others. Using nature's examples as guidepost, there is a unique platform for developing more environmentally sustainable products and systems. This position paper makes a case for an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable design and development. This paper suggests that the design should not only mimic natural behaviours but should benefit from natural phenomenon (e.g, wind turbines). The paper proposes a conceptual modeling system framework, whereby physical products and systems are designed and modeled with the added benefit of how similar systems work in nature. Developing such a system in nontrivial and requires an interdisciplinary approach. To realize this system will require a merging of analytical and computational models of nature systems and human-made systems into a single information system. In this position paper, we discuss the framework at a birds-eye view.
AB - Nature-based systems are efficiently designed and are able to respond to many system requirements such as scalability, adaptability, self-organization, resilience, robustness, durability, reliability, self-monitoring, self-repair, and many others. Using nature's examples as guidepost, there is a unique platform for developing more environmentally sustainable products and systems. This position paper makes a case for an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable design and development. This paper suggests that the design should not only mimic natural behaviours but should benefit from natural phenomenon (e.g, wind turbines). The paper proposes a conceptual modeling system framework, whereby physical products and systems are designed and modeled with the added benefit of how similar systems work in nature. Developing such a system in nontrivial and requires an interdisciplinary approach. To realize this system will require a merging of analytical and computational models of nature systems and human-made systems into a single information system. In this position paper, we discuss the framework at a birds-eye view.
KW - Biology
KW - Design
KW - Eco-friendly
KW - Ecology
KW - Engineering systems
KW - Environment
KW - Industry
KW - Product development
KW - Sustainability
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78649849348
SN - 9789898425065
T3 - ICEIS 2010 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems
SP - 530
EP - 533
BT - ICEIS 2010 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems
Y2 - 8 June 2010 through 12 June 2010
ER -