Embracing complexity in science and society - a taught course for built environment researchers

建筑物生命周期中的所有阶段都具有复杂性，从开始，到设计，施工和运营寿命，再到处置或回收。建筑环境中复杂系统的例子是多方面的，包括：多个服务系统和组件之间的相互作用，建筑结构，外部环境和建筑用户在建筑物环境服务的设计和操作;强烈影响设计和生产过程管理的社会和文化互动，例如合作条件，在所有采购和招标过程中以不同方式发生的竞争和冲突，以及对建筑资产可持续性的评估，这需要适当考虑社会，经济和环境问题。在用传统方法解决问题时，它们抵制有序的解决方案，主要是因为它们固有的复杂性。据设想，采用复杂性科学发展的研究方法将比传统方法更成功地解决这些问题。然而，复杂性科学在建筑环境中的应用非常有限。因此，我们建议，在建筑环境学科的研究社区将大大受益于提供教学课程，和其他资源，专门设计，以促进和促进复杂性科学在该部门的使用。拟议的课程的广泛目标是暴露的BE研究社区的复杂性科学，确定BE的潜在应用领域，并提供实现这些应用的工具和技术。我们还认为，至关重要的是，开发不以单一课程结束，而是要有未来开发和交付材料以及产生多学科合作和协同作用的机制。此外，我们注意到，潜在与会者的经验和知识差异很大，正如上文所确定的潜在应用领域范围一样。因此，我们寻求提供课程结构，内容和交付，将是广泛和适应性强。在这些目标和限制的驱动下，我们提出了以下具体特点：开发课程内容，从复杂性的一般原则，通过在其他学科和方法/工具中的应用，到具体的建筑环境应用，并相应地利用广泛的多学科专业知识。课程结构应包括足够的时间进行辩论和互动，无论是观众和交付者之间，还是观众内部。利用核心和选项方法开发课程内容/结构，允许交付的个别实例，以适应观众。该课程应开始互动和协作的过程内外的建筑环境研究界，并成为一个催化剂，建立一个论坛，以支持这一长期。提供一套电子和/或网络-基础资源，作为常规课程的辅助手段，并在课程方案设想的期限之后为今后的复杂培训提供经费

All phases in the life cycle of buildings are characterised by complexity, from their inception, through design, construction and operational life, to their disposal or recycling. Examples of complex systems in the Built Environment are manifold, including: the interaction between multiple services systems and components, the building fabric, the external environment and the building users in the design and operation of environmental services in buildings; the social and cultural interactions that strongly influence the management of the design and production processes e.g. the conditions of cooperation, competition and conflict that occur in different measures in all procurement and tendering processes, and the assessment of the sustainability of built assets, which requires that due account be taken of social, economic and environmental issues.A host of technical, organisational and cultural problems faced in the built environment, of the kind outlined above, have resisted orderly solutions when tackled by conventional methods, largely because of their inherent complexity. It is envisaged that research methods employing developments in complexity science will be much more successful than conventional methods in tackling these problems. However, the application of complexity science in the built environment has been very limited. Therefore, we propose that the research community in the built environment disciplines will benefit greatly from the provision of taught courses, and other resources, designed specifically to advance and foster the use of complexity science in the sector.The broad aims of the proposed course are to expose the BE research community to complexity science, identify potential areas of application in BE and provide tools and techniques for the pursuit of these applications. We also believe that it is critically important that the development does not end with a single course, but that there are mechanisms for future development and delivery of the material and for the generation of multi-disciplinary collaboration and synergy. Furthermore, we note that the variation in experience and knowledge of potential attendees is large, as is the potential range of areas of application, as identified above. We therefore seek to provide course structures, content and delivery that will be both broad-ranging and adaptable. Driven by these aims and constraints, we propose the following specific features:To develop a course content that moves from generic principles of complexity, through applications in other disciplines and methodologies/tools, to specific Built Environment applications and which accordingly draws upon a wide range of multidisciplinary expertise.That the course structure should include sufficient time for debate and interaction both between the audience and deliverers and within the audience.That the course should be designed to be delivered on a number of occasions. To develop course content/structures utilising a core and options approach, allowing individual instances of the delivery to be tailored to suit the audience.That the course should commence the process of interaction and collaboration within and outside the Built Environment research community and be a catalyst for the establishment of a forum to support this in the long term.To provide a set of electronic and/or web-based resources to be used as an adjunct to the conventional delivery of the course and to provide for future training in complexity beyond the life envisaged for the programme of courses