Systems Approaches and Their Application - Examples from Sweden (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)

Within a conceptual framework that is developed in the two first chapters, the actual application of systems thinking is described across a broad field of cases representing research, teaching, decision support and construction. All cases are presented by experts who have actually been involved in the activities they describe. Thus, the broad selection of cases captures the great variation of systems thinking and how it is integrated into models and theories and solid knowledge pertaining to different substantive areas. At the same time all case study authors address the same set of questions that are developed in the conceptual chapters. This gives comparability across cases - chapters - and brings cohesion to the book. The focus on Sweden, an advanced country in systems thinking, reinforces the unitary context in which comparison can be made between a systems approach for better research (theory), better practice and better design and construction.

Most recent literature on systems thinking has a general (often philosophical) perspective, concerns computer systems or focuses on one highly specific problem. A special feature of this book is that, while it concerns a single nation, it simultaneously contains a broad overview of systems analysis in a number of important issue areas, for research as well as practice, against a penetrating background description of what systems analysis is, how it functions, what problems it represents and what results it may produce.

The book is intended for a broad readership and can be appreciated by experts on systems thinking and analysis as well as by students, teachers, researchers, planners and policy makers who want to learn more aboutthis topic. The book should be useful in university teaching in several disciplines.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2004
First published:	2005
Editors:	Mats-Olov Olsson • Gunnar Sjoestedt
Dimensions:	232 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	340
Edition:	2004 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-2369-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Information theory > Cybernetics & systems theory
LSN:	1-4020-2369-3
Barcode:	9781402023699

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