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© Gresham College 2008 Outline Global village Social, environmental and economic sustainability Network economics Resilient or robust? “Get a detailed grip on the big picture.” Chao Kli Ning
© Gresham College 2008 The Global Olympic Village
© Gresham College 2008 Network Optimeter
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© Gresham College 2008 New Networks
© Gresham College 2008 A Lot Of Net Work Social network Computer network Semantic network Neural network Project network
© Gresham College 2008 Three Pillars Of Sustainability
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© Gresham College 2008 There Oughta Be A Law
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© Gresham College 2008 Local or Global: Network Economics And The New Economy Thank you! “Get a big picture grip on the details.” Chao Kli Ning