附註:Includes bibliographical references.
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Editors' Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: The Systems Approach: History and Schools of Thinking -- 1. Systems and Systems Theory -- 2. Schools of Systems Thinking ... Development Trends in Systems Methodology -- Part II: Systems Analysis in Sweden ... Examples of Projects Using a Systems Approach -- Part II-A: A Systems Approach for Better Theory -- Part II-B: Systems Analsysis for Better Practice -- Part II-C: Systems Thinking for Better Design and Construction -- Part III: Development Trends, Future Prospects and Needs.
摘要:"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." "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 about this topic. The book should be useful in university teaching in several disciplines."--Jacket.
