Chaos: Challenges from and to socio-spatial form and policy

Abstract

A brief assessment is given of the major accomplishments made through the mathematics of chaos to the understanding of socio-spatial dynamics to date. Certain shortfalls are also presented, mostly associated with model testing and falsifiability which transcend socio-spatial dynamics. Beyond such shortcomings, lie an array of challenges for chaotic dynamics involving specifically socio-spatial form and policy. A few directions on meeting these challenges are suggested including the case of limited chaos.

Keywords

• Chaos
• Socio-spatial dynamics
• Complexity
• Entropy
• Limited chaos.