371Application of Complex Systems Thinking
interdisciplinary research collaborations; online social networks (Friendster);
protein interaction networks; human sexual contacts (HIV epidemiology);
the Internet; characters in literature (Les Miserables); transportation networks:
roads; transportation networks: airlines; politics; and of course, sustainabil-
ity (Feldman 2008).
One class of complex system that appears to get little attention in terms
of visualizing its characteristics in the form of node/edge networks is eco-
nomic systems. Angus-Monash (2011) made the case for agent-based mod-
eling (ABM) of economic systems (cf. Section 7.3 in this text). Quoting his
comments on the current methods of dealing with economic complexity:
“In today’ ...