Castle J.L., Hendry D.F. Modelling our Changing World

London: Palgrave, 2019. — 142 p.This open access book focuses on the concepts, tools and techniques needed to successfully model ever-changing time-series data. It emphasizes the need for general models to account for the complexities of the modern world and how these can be applied to a range of issues facing Earth, from modelling volcanic eruptions, carbon dioxide emissions and global temperatures, to modelling unemployment rates, wage inflation and population growth.Key Concepts: A Series of Primers
Why Is the World Always Changing?
Making Trends and Breaks Work to Our Advantage
Detectives of Change: Indicator Saturation
The Polymath: Combining Theory and Data
Seeing into the Future
Conclusions: The Ever-Changing Way Forward