TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meadows,Donella H.
AU  - Wright,Diana
TI  - Thinking in systems: a primer 
SN  - 9781603580557
AV  - QA402 .M425 2008
U1  - 003 22
KW  - System analysis
KW  - Simulation methods
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Critical thinking
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Population
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Pollution
KW  - Environmental education
KW  - Systems Analysis
KW  - Decision Making
KW  - Sustainable Growth
KW  - Economic Development
KW  - Environmental Pollution
KW  - Analyse de syst�emes
KW  - M�ethodes de simulation
KW  - Prise de d�ecision
KW  - Pens�ee critique
KW  - D�eveloppement durable
KW  - Sciences sociales
KW  - D�eveloppement �economique
KW  - Aspect de l'environnement
KW  - Aspect �economique
KW  - systems analysis
KW  - aat
KW  - decision making
KW  - population
KW  - fast
KW  - Systeemtheorie
KW  - gtt
KW  - Probleemoplossing
KW  - systemen
KW  - systems
KW  - systeemanalyse
KW  - besluitvorming
KW  - duurzame ontwikkeling
KW  - sustainable development
KW  - simulatie
KW  - simulation
KW  - simulatiemodellen
KW  - simulation models
KW  - sociale wetenschappen
KW  - social sciences
KW  - milieu
KW  - environment
KW  - economische aspecten
KW  - economic aspects
KW  - populatiegroei
KW  - population growth
KW  - verontreiniging
KW  - pollution
KW  - milieueducatie
KW  - environmental education
KW  - sociale problemen
KW  - social problems
KW  - denken
KW  - thinking
KW  - Management studies, Business Administration, Organizational Science (General)
KW  - Management, bedrijfskunde, organisatiekunde (algemeen)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-210) and index; 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
N2  - "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 tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life."--Jacket; "In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth--the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet-- Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. 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 essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life. Some of the biggest problems facing the world--war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation--are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others, because even seemingly minor details have enormous power to undermine the best efforts of too-narrow thinking. While readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking, the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable, to stay humble, and to stay a learner."--Publisher's description
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