Garnett, Philip Richard orcid.org/0000-0001-6651-0220 (2018) Total systemic failure? Science of the Total Environment. pp. 684-688. ISSN 0048-9697
Abstract
While the world argues about whether climate change is real, what if all systems are failing? This paper seeks to ignite further discussion concerning human impact on all aspects of our environment as we move further into the Anthropocene, not only in terms of the pressure we produce, but also how our activity changes the nature of the relationships between Earth's systems. The paper suggests that we currently lack the tools and analytical capacity to understand the significance of these changes and therefore we cannot answer the question, "are all systems failing?". We discuss how complexity theory, complex networks, and Artificial Intelligence, could contribute part of a solution.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | COMPLEXITY,Anthropocene,Artificial Intelligence,ENVIRONMENT |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > The York Management School |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2018 10:10 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 14:29 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.075 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.075 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:127778 |
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