5 papers
From Critical Transitions to Sustainability Transformations: Phenomena, Theory, and Applications Across Disciplines
Elisabeth H. Krueger, Koustav Halder, Woi Oh +17
There has been a recent surge in the use of terms describing systemic change processes across science, policy, and public debate. The associated change phenomena are often assumed…
Social influence on complex networks as a perturbation to individual behavior
Dhruv Mittal, Flávio L. Pinheiro, Vítor V. Vasconcelos
Cooperation is fundamental to the functioning of biological and social systems in both human and animal populations, with the structure of interactions playing a crucial role. Prev…
Policy, Risk, and Norms Shape Collective Behaviors Worldwide
Dhruv Mittal, Sara M. Constantino, Simon A. Levin +3
Societal responses to environmental change vary widely, even under comparable shocks, reflecting differences in both policy measures and public reactions shaped by cultural and soc…
Understanding Heterogeneity in Adaptation to Intermittent Water Supply: Clustering Household Types in Amman, Jordan
Shreyas Gadge, Vítor V. Vasconcelos, André de Roos +1
More than a billion people around the world experience intermittence in their water supply, posing challenges for urban households in Global South cities. An intermittent water sup…
Targeted incentives for social tipping in heterogeneous networked populations
Dhruv Mittal, Fátima González-Novo López, Sara Constantino +3
Many societal challenges, such as climate change or disease outbreaks, require coordinated behavioral changes. For many behaviors, the tendency of individuals to adhere to social n…