General Systems Theory: Problems, Perspectives, Practice

By L. Skyttner. 2006

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Systems theorists see common principles in the structure and operation of systems of all kinds and sizes. They promote an interdisciplinary science adapted for a universal application with a common language and area of concepts. In order to solve problems, make recommendations and predict the future, they use theories, models and concepts from the vast area of general systems theory. This approach is chosen as a means to overcome the fragmentation of knowledge and the isolation of the specialist but also to find new approaches to problems created by earlier 'solution of problems.'This revised and updated second edition of General Systems Theory — Ideas and Applications includes new systems theories and a new chapter on self-organization and evolution. The book summarizes most of the fields of systems theory and its application systems science in one volume. It provides a quick and readable reference guide for future learning containing both general theories and practical applications without the use of complicated mathematics.

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Community resilience to long-term tourism decline and rejuvenation: a literature review and conceptual model (2016, background): “System transformation is about structural and cyclical change through disequilibrium, where a new regime is entered (Loye & Eisler, 1987; Skyttner, 2006).”
A critical investigation of Industry 4.0 in manufacturing: theoretical operationalisation framework (2018, background): “…of various elements of the research (Neuman 1997) including key technological innovations enabling Industry 4.0, and can allow for discovering systems’ dynamics and constraints to optimise the relationships and interconnectivity between various parts of the systems (Skyttner 2005).”
Transitioning from green to regenerative design (2012, background): “…assessment, regenerative design shifts the emphasis toward systems thinking – the process of understanding how things influence one another within a whole (Meadows, 2008) and thereby logically draws on the systems theory (Bartalanffy, 1969; Skyttner, 2006) and living systems theory (Capra, 1996).”
Omnia Sunt Communia: On the Commons and the Transformation to Postcapitalism (2017, background): “According to basic social system and cybernetics literature (Meadows 2008; Capra 1982, 1997; Skytter 1996), all systems whether natural or socio-economic have the following properties.”