03016nam a2200445 a 4500 40938 BD-DhAAL 20230219100538.0 230219t2008 vtua b 001 0 eng 2008035211 9781603580557 1603580557 (OCoLC)225871309 (OCoLC)ocn225871309 DLC DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP C#P BWX DLC BD-DhAAL 003 23 Meadows, Donella H. Thinking in systems : a primer / Donella H. Meadows ; edited by Diana Wright. White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., c2008. xiii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [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. "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 ARC Book finder 40938 System analysis Simulation methods. 53655 Decision making Simulation methods. 53656 Critical thinking Simulation methods. 53657 Sustainable development Simulation methods. 53658 Social sciences Simulation methods. 53659 Economic development Environmental aspects Simulation methods. 53660 Population Economic aspects Simulation methods. 53661 Pollution Economic aspects Simulation methods. 53662 Environmental education Simulation methods. 53663 Wright, Diana, 1961- 53664 Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008035211.html ddc BK 44779 44779 0 1 ddc 0 003_000000000000000_MEA 0 73149 ARC ARC GEN 2023-02-07 Book Finder 1854.89 0 003 MEA 3010040938 2023-02-07 1 1854.89 2023-02-07 BK lost from the ARC department library and approved by the Dean (reasons personal books withdrawn by Hasibul Kabir Sir and Building shifting)