Thinking in systems : a primer /

Thinking in systems : a primer /

"Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute's Diana Wright, this primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meadows, Donella H.
Other Authors: Wright, Diana, 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., c2008.
Subjects:
System analysis > Simulation methods.
Decision making > Simulation methods.
Critical thinking > Simulation methods.
Sustainable development > Simulation methods.
Social sciences > Simulation methods.
Economic development > Environmental aspects > Simulation methods.
Population > Economic aspects > Simulation methods.
Pollution > Economic aspects > Simulation methods.
Environmental education > Simulation methods.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The systems lens Part I: System structure and behavior. The basics ; A brief visit to the systems zoo Part II: Systems and us. Why systems work so well ; Why systems surprise us ; System traps, and opportunities Part III: Creating change in systems and in our philosophy. Leverage points: places to intervene in a system ; Living in a world of systems Appendix: System definitions: a glossary ; Summary of system principles ; Springing the system traps ; Places to intervene in a system ; Guidelines for living in a world of systems ; Model equations.

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