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Title
Systems science: theory, analysis, modeling, and design / George E. Mobus.
ISBN
9783030934828 (electronic bk.)
3030934829 (electronic bk.)
3030934810
9783030934811
Imprint
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-030-93482-8 doi
Call Number
Q295
Dewey Decimal Classification
003
Summary
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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Includes bibliographical references.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 17, 2022).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783030934811
Part I. Foundations of Systems Understanding
Principles of Systems Science
System Ontology
System Language
Fundamentals of Systems Analysis & Design
Part II. Analysis of Systems
The Process of Systems Analysis
Demonstrating the Analysis of Various Kinds of Systems: How the Ontology is Universal
Examining the Knowledgebase
Detailed Analysis for Understanding - A Look at a Biophysical Economics System
Part III. Modelling of a Complex System
Generating Models from the Knowledgebase
Testing and Verifying Models and the Knowledgebase
Part 4. Design for Free
Governance Systems
Model Scenarios and the Construction of Policies
Design Specification.
