chapter 1 The Crash of Reductionism against the Complexity of Reality -- chapter 2 The Epistemological Predicament Entailed by Complexity -- chapter 3 Complex Systems Thinking: New Concepts and Narratives -- chapter 4 The New Terms of Reference for Science for Governance: Postnormal Science -- chapter 5 Integrated Assessment of Agroecosystems and Multi-Criteria Analysis: Basic Definitions and Challenges -- chapter 6 Forget about the Occam Razor: Looking for Multi-Scale Mosaic Effects* -- chapter 7 Impredicative Loop Analysis: Dealing with the Representation of Chicken–Egg Processes* -- chapter 8 Sustainability Requires the Ability to Generate Useful Narratives Capable of SurÞng Complex Time* -- chapter 9 Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Agroecosystems: Bridging Disciplinary Gaps and Hierarchical Levels -- chapter 10 0 Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Agroecosystems: Technological Changes and Ecological Compatibility -- chapter 11 1 Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Farming Systems: Benchmarking and Tailoring Representations across Levels.