Facets of Systems Science

Part I: Systems Science: A Guided Tour. 1. What Is Systems Science? 2. More about Systems. 3. Systems Movement. 4. Conceptual Framework. 5. Systems Methodology. 6. System Metamethodology. 7. Systems Knowledge. 8. Complexity. 9. Simplification Strategies. 10. Goal-Oriented Systems. 11. Systems Science in Retrospect and Prospect. Appendix. References. Part II: Classical Systems Literature. Introduction and Comments. Detailed Contents. Author Index. Subject Index.