conceptualising infrastructure systems as socio-technical autocatalytic processes
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Presentation from the March 2014 ITRC conference that examines the complexity of infrastructure.TRANSCRIPT
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Conceptualizing infrastructure-systems as socio-technical autocatalytic processes Implications for economic infrastructure performance!
Alexander Otto & Igor Nikolic
Cambridge, 27 March 2014
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Information Infrastructure & Long-term Infrastructure Evolution Empirical and es.mated GDP, US 1950-‐2000
GDP inde
x (1900=1) GDP
without ICT
without Exergy Efficiency
Ayres & Warr, 2009
Grady et al. Nature Communica.ons, 2012
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Universal Darwinism
Varia.on, Selec.on, Replica.on of Memes
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Universal Darwinism
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Universal Darwinism
Co-‐Shaping of Fitness Landscapes
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Bone and Bane of Complexity
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The Power of auto-catalysis
Physical loops
Network Effect
Connectivity Effect
Physical scale effects
Economies of Scale
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The Power of auto-catalysis
Meme.c Loops
Framing Effects
Issue linking
Social influence networks
Institutions
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The Power of auto-catalysis
The Physical-‐Meme.c Loop
Perception of the
Environment
Ideas, Wishes, Plans
Complex Language
Technology embodies
ideas
Infrastructure as collective Technology
Infrastructure as
environment
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Multiple Sectors, Actors, Influences
Memetic Space Physical Space
Framing Effects
Issue linking
Social influence networks
Institutions
Network Effect
Connectivity Effect
Physical scale effects
Economies of Scale
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Timescales of Change
Companies
Technologies Infrastructures Culture
Ins.tu.ons Climate
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Exergy space Memetic space
A Generic Model of Infrastructure System Evolution
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A Generic Model of Infrastructure System Evolution
§ Integrating with other activities in WS3 of ITRC
A new economic geography model with Infrastructure with Robert Carlsson, Jim Hall
A generic model of integrated Infrastructure capacity and demand allocation and planning
with Beate Dirks, Jim Hall
§ Completing and testing the demonstrator
§ Develop case studies and collaborations (e.g. TU Delft)
Next Steps