Meadows , Donell H <br/><br/>
Thinking in systems :   a primer / 
Donell H Meadows 
 - London :  Earthscan,  2008 
 - xiii, 218p, 23cm. 
<br/><br/>Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. 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. 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 continue to learn. In a world growing ever more complicated, crowded, and interdependent, T 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781844077267 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Critical thinking--Simulation methods<br/>Decision making--Simulation methods<br/>Environmental education--Simulation methods.<br/>Pollution--Economic aspects--Simulation methods<br/>Population--Economic aspects--Simulation methods<br/>Social sciences--Simulation methods<br/>Sustainable development--Simulation methods<br/>System analysis--Simulation methods
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>003  / MEA