Constructal Theory of Social Dynamics

by Gilbert W. Merkx and Adrian Bejan

Book Overview

Constructal Theory of Social Dynamics brings together for the first time social scientists and engineers to develop a predictive theory of social organization, as a conglomerate of mating flows that morph in time to flow more easily (people, goods, money, energy, information). These flows have objectives (e.g., minimization of effort, travel time, cost), and the objectives clash with global constraints (space, time, resources)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387476806
• ISBN13: 9780387476803
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"