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005			20190708144501.0
008			080807s2008 vtua b 001 0 eng
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035			_a(OCoLC)225871309 _z(OCoLC)717900861
092			_a003 _bM482
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aMeadows, Donella H., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aThinking in systems : _ba primer / _cDonella H. Meadows ; edited by Diana Wright.
264		1	_aWhite River Junction, VT : _bChelsea Green Publishing, _c[2008]
264		4	_c©2008
300			_axiii, 218 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 208-210) and index.
505	0		_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	1		_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.
520			_a"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.
650		0	_aSystem analysis _xSimulation methods.
650		0	_aDecision making _xSimulation methods.
650		0	_aCritical thinking _xSimulation methods.
650		0	_aSustainable development _xSimulation methods.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xSimulation methods.
650		0	_aEconomic development _xEnvironmental aspects _xSimulation methods.
650		0	_aPopulation _xEconomic aspects _xSimulation methods.
650		0	_aPollution _xEconomic aspects _xSimulation methods.
650		0	_aEnvironmental education _xSimulation methods.
700	1		_aWright, Diana, _d1961- _eeditor.
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