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| 100 | 1 | _aMeadows, Donella H. | |
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_aThinking in systems : _ba primer / _cDonella H. Meadows ; edited by Diana Wright. |
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_aWhite River Junction, Vt. : _bChelsea Green Pub., _cc2008. |
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_axiii, 218 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [208]-210) and index. | ||
| 505 | _aIntroduction: 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. | ||
| 520 | _a"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 | ||
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| 650 | 0 |
_aSystem analysis _xSimulation methods. _953655 |
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_aDecision making _xSimulation methods. _953656 |
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_aCritical thinking _xSimulation methods. _953657 |
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| 650 | 0 |
_aSustainable development _xSimulation methods. _953658 |
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| 650 | 0 |
_aSocial sciences _xSimulation methods. _953659 |
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_aEconomic development _xEnvironmental aspects _xSimulation methods. _953660 |
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_aPopulation _xEconomic aspects _xSimulation methods. _953661 |
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_aPollution _xEconomic aspects _xSimulation methods. _953662 |
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_aEnvironmental education _xSimulation methods. _953663 |
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_aWright, Diana, _d1961- _953664 |
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_aAyesha Abed Library _cGeneral Stacks |
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_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008035211.html |
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