TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meadows, Donella H.
TI  - Thinking in systems : a primer. Ed. by Diana Wright
SN  - 1844077268
U1  - 745.2011 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London
PB  - Earthscan
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N1  - CONTENTS A Note from the Author  ix A Note from the Editor  xi Introduction : The Systems Lens  1 PART 1 : System Structures and Behavior 1. The Basics  11 2. A Brief Visit to the Systerms Zoo  35 PART 2 : Systems and Us 3. Why Systems Work So Well  75 4. Why Systems Surprise Us  86 5. System Traps..and Opportunities  111 PART 3 : Creating Change - in Systems and in Our Philosophy 6. Leverage Points - Places to in a System  145 7. Living in a World of Systems  166 Appendix System Definitions : A Glossary  187 Summary of Systems Principles  188 Springing the System Trps  191 Places to Intervene in a System  194 Guidelines for Living in a World of Systems  194 Model Equations  195 Notes  204 Bibliography of Systems Resources  208 Editor's Acknowledgments  211 About the Author  213 Index  215
ER  -