Title :
General Methodology for Action-Oriented Industrial Ecology Complex Systems Approach Applied to the Rotterdam Industrial Cluster
Author :
Nikolic, Igor ; Dijkema, Gerard P J ; Van Dam, Koen H. ; Lukszo, Zofia
Author_Institution :
Energy & Ind. Group, Delft Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
A new approach for the understanding and shaping of the evolution of large scale socio-technical systems is presented. A proof-of-concept knowledge application has been developed, based on the industrial Rotterdam-Rijnmond case. The knowledge application includes the design of a model of industry-infrastructure evolution. Such networks are modeled via a system decomposition, formalization in an ontology and implementation of an agent based model. In simulation runs several network metrics are presented. The results provide insights in real world system behavior and show the validity and potential of the approach
Keywords :
adaptive systems; design for environment; ecology; large-scale systems; multi-agent systems; ontologies (artificial intelligence); sustainable development; Rotterdam industrial center; action-oriented industrial ecology; agent based model; complex systems approach; general methodology; industrial Rotterdam-Rijnmond case; industry-infrastructure evolution; large scale socio-technical systems; network metrics; proof-of-concept knowledge application; real world system behavior; system decomposition; Adaptive systems; Biological system modeling; Decision making; Electronic mail; Environmental factors; Large-scale systems; Metals industry; Power generation economics; Sociotechnical systems; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Networking, Sensing and Control, 2006. ICNSC '06. Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0065-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICNSC.2006.1673254
