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Systems Science: Theory, Analysis, Modeling, and Design (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
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Systems Science: Theory, Analysis, Modeling, and Design (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
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This book describes a comprehensive approach to applying systems
science formally to the deep analysis of a wide variety of complex
systems. Detailed 'how-to' examples of the three phases
(analysis-modeling-design) of systems science are applied to
systems of various types (machines, organic (e.g. ecosystem), and
supra-organic (e.g. business organizations and government). The
complexity of the global system has reached proportions that
seriously challenge our abilities to understand the consequences of
our use of technology, modification of natural ecosystems, or even
how to govern ourselves. For this reason, complex mathematics is
eschewed when simpler structures will suffice, allowing the widest
possible audience to apply and benefit from the available tools and
concepts of systems science in their own work. The book shows, in
detail, how to functionally and structurally deconstruct complex
systems using a fundamental language of systems. It shows how to
capture the discovered details in a structured knowledge base from
which abstract models can be derived for simulation. The knowledge
base is also shown to be a basis for generating system design
specifications for human-built artifacts, or policy
recommendations/policy mechanisms for socio-economic-ecological
systems management. The book builds on principles and methods found
in the authors' textbook Principles of Systems Science (co-authored
with Michael Kalton), but without prerequisites. It will appeal to
a broad audience that deals with complex systems every day, from
design engineers to economic and ecological systems managers and
policymakers.
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