Thinking in systems :
a primer /
Donella H. Meadows ; edited by Diana Wright.

Description

Main Author

Meadows, Donella H.

Related Names

Wright, Diana, 1961-

Language(s)

English

Published

White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., ©2008.

Subjects

Environmental education > Environmental education / Simulation methods.
Pollution > Pollution / Economic aspects > Pollution / Economic aspects / Simulation methods.
Population > Population / Economic aspects > Population / Economic aspects / Simulation methods.
Economic development > Economic development / Environmental aspects > Economic development / Environmental aspects / Simulation methods.
Social sciences > Social sciences / Simulation methods.
Sustainable development > Sustainable development / Simulation methods.
Critical thinking > Critical thinking / Simulation methods.
Decision making > Decision making / Simulation methods.
System analysis > System analysis / Simulation methods.

Summary

"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.
"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.

Physical Description

xiii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

ISBN

1603580557
9781603580557

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