General survey | p. 1 |
The Notion of Security | p. 7 |
Defining security | p. 9 |
The sociophysics of terrorism: a passive supporter percolation effect | p. 13 |
The 'What', 'Who' and 'How' of contemporary security | p. 39 |
What is Complexity? | p. 53 |
An introduction to complexity | p. 55 |
Complexity, stability and crises | p. 71 |
The representation of complexity | p. 93 |
Soil as a paradigm of a complex system | p. 103 |
Complexity in materials science and semiconductor physics | p. 123 |
Climate and Energy | p. 145 |
Introduction to global warming | p. 147 |
Climate change and the complexity of the energy global security supply solutions: the global energy (r)evolution | p. 185 |
Complexity in environmental and meteorological research | p. 219 |
Global warming: a social phenomenon | p. 237 |
The Technology of Security | p. 247 |
Complex technology: a promoter of security and insecurity | p. 249 |
The problems of protecting people in underground structures from terrorist explosions | p. 265 |
Degradation of anthropogenic contaminants by higher plants | p. 277 |
Modern trends in integrated information systems development | p. 299 |
The synthesis of information protection systems with optimal properties | p. 307 |
Complexity and security of coupled critical infrastructures | p. 317 |
The formation of a global information society, digital divide and trends in the Georgian telecommunications market | p. 329 |
Psychological, Social, Political, Economic and Ethical Aspects of Security | p. 349 |
Psychological, social, economic and political aspects of security | p. 351 |
Why governments and companies invest in science and technology | p. 369 |
Social entropy, synergy and security | p. 379 |
An abstract model of political relationships: modelling interstate relations | p. 389 |
The complexity of the economic transition in Eastern Europe | p. 393 |
Children and security: "A child has the right to be defended from birth" | p. 405 |
Subject Index | p. 411 |
Author Index | p. 417 |
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