Applying complexity science to air traffic management

Andrew Cook, Henk A.P. Blom, Fabrizio Lillo, Rosario Mantegna, Miccichè, Salvatore, Rivas, Damián, Vázquez, Rafael and Massimiliano Zanin

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2015, vol. 42, issue C, 149-158

Abstract: Complexity science is the multidisciplinary study of complex systems. Its marked network orientation lends itself well to transport contexts. Key features of complexity science are introduced and defined, with a specific focus on the application to air traffic management. An overview of complex network theory is presented, with examples of its corresponding metrics and multiple scales. Complexity science is starting to make important contributions to performance assessment and system design: selected, applied air traffic management case studies are explored. The important contexts of uncertainty, resilience and emergent behaviour are discussed, with future research priorities summarised.

Keywords: Complexity science; Performance assessment; Complex network theory; Emergent behaviour; Resilience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2014.09.011

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