{"product_id":"the-science-of-resilience-complexity-risk-modeling-and-systems-hardback-9781394354924","title":"The Science of Resilience; Complexity, Risk Modeling, and Systems (Hardback) 9781394354924","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Science of Resilience\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eComplexity, Risk Modeling, and Systems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTed G. Lewis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394354924, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 November 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book that approaches resilience as a systems problem, examined through models, analogies and worked examples drawn from physics, ecology, engineering, finance and cyber security…  By using mathematical models and real-world examples, the book provides practical tools and strategies for designing resilient systems that can adapt and thrive in the face of uncertainty.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \"Inspiration for Resilience Professionals.\" \u003ci\u003eCIR Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Q1 2026. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cirmagazine.com\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.cirmagazine.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrategies for improving resilience, incorporating complexity theory, risk analysis, and systems thinking with a rigorous mathematical treatment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Resilience \u003c\/i\u003edelves into the fascinating field of resilience science, exploring how various systems, ranging from physical infrastructure to social networks, can withstand and recover from disruptions. This interdisciplinary subject combines principles from complexity theory, risk analysis, and systems thinking to understand and mitigate the impacts of events like natural disasters, cyber-attacks, and economic crises. By using mathematical models and real-world examples, the book provides practical tools and strategies for designing resilient systems that can adapt and thrive in the face of uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a highly qualified author with significant experience in the field, this book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers synchronization, bottleneck analysis, epidemic modeling, social network disinformation and how to counter it, and restructuring a system to increase resilience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains phase change and shows how to apply it to general complex systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates rigorous mathematical models with real-world applications through mini case studies and hypothetical examples covering physical, economic, and social systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides tools and strategies to design resilient systems, analyze potential risks, and plain for resilience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing an important gap in risk and resilience literature, this book offers valuable insights for engineering and systems design professionals, complexity science and risk analysis researchers, and graduate students in related fields, as well as anyone interested in the science of resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Sandpiles, Long Tails, and Complex Catastrophes 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Many Faces of Resilience 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSandpile as Metaphor 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlocks and Springs 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComputing Exceedance Probability 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Versions of Exceedance 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Wildfires, Self-Organization, and Phase Change 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalifornia Wildfires 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePercolated Forests 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Does This Occur? 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime Resilience 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHerd Immunity 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGause’s Emergent Forest 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuated Equilibrium 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Nuclear Disaster, Fault Trees, and the Kill Chain 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePRA and Fault Trees 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hundred-Year Flood 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModeling Threats 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModeling TMI-2 Risk 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinimization of Fault Tree Risk 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaximizing Threat – The Rational Adversary 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedundant TMI- 2 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyber Kill Chain 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Avalanches, Complex Network, and the Day Power Went Out 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Happened on August 14th 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetwork Basics 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpectral Radius 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetwork Avalanches 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBottlenecks and Resilient Walks 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlocking Node Resilience 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetworks That Sync 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Surges, Overloads, and the Transformer Matrix 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Transformer Matrix 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurges and N-1 Testing 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurges and Overloading 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasing Capacity and the Braess Paradox 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimating Vulnerability, V 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Emergence, Optimization, and the Competitive Exclusion Principle 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEfficient Hubs 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimizing Links 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaximizing Clusters 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDynamic State Space 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetitive Exclusion Principle is Degree-Emergence 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilient Sync Networks Cooperate 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Theory of Heartbeat 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Population Resilience, Biological Avalanches, and the COVID- 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePandemic 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk and Resilience 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics as Avalanches 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Multi-Factor Model 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Flashmob Avalanches, Disinformation, and Herd Mentality 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Digital Flashmob 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience: Applying Control Theory to Disinformation 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControlling Chaos 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Enrichment, Extinction, and the Tragedy of the Commons 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo Much Money 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredator and Prey 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlausible Extinction Events 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience of Predator–Prey Systems 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinsky Moments 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Resilient Cyber Security and Fault Tree Resilience 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorrelation With Uptick in Physical Incidents 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetecting Malware With YARA Patterns 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFault Tree Resilience 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Industrial Control System 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasing Resilience via Blocking Nodes 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTracing Fault Tree Paths Along Avalanches 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasing Security by Investing in Vulnerability Reduction 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Distributed Resilience, Restructuring, and the Crash of 2008 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo Connected to Fail 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestructuring by Node Splitting 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBushy versus Branchy 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