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Applying complexity science to air traffic management

Andrew J. CookDamián RivasFabrizio LilloRosario N. MantegnaRosario N. MantegnaSalvatore MiccichèHenk A. P. BlomRafael VazquezMassimiliano Zanin

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EngineeringEmergent behaviourStrategy and ManagementComplex systemL-SpaceTransportationManagement Monitoring Policy and LawEmergent behaviorPerformance assessmentPerformance measurementResilience (network)Transportation NetworksResilienceManagement sciencebusiness.industryAir traffic managementComplex network theoryComplex networkAir traffic controlSettore FIS/07 - Fisica Applicata(Beni Culturali Ambientali Biol.e Medicin)Complexity scienceUrban Rail TransitSystems designSocio-ecological systembusinessLaw

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Versión aceptada obtenida del archivo digital en línea WestminsterResearch de la Universidad de Westminster. 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.