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Designing social systems in a changing world /

In this original text/reference, Bela H. Banathy discusses a broad range of design approaches, models, methods, and tools, together with the theoretical and philosophical bases of social systems design. he explores the existing knowledge bases of systems design; introduces and integrates concepts fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Banathy, Bela H.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1996]
Series:Contemporary systems thinking.
Language of science.
Subjects:
Social systems > Planning.
Social engineering.
Systèmes sociaux > Planification.
Ingénierie sociale.
Systeemtheorie.
Sociale stelsels.
Ontwerpen.
Soziales System.
Sozialtechnologie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What is Design? Why Do We Need It?
  • 3. The Products and Processes of Design
  • 4. The Design Landscape
  • 5. Design as a Multidimensional Inquiry
  • 6. Getting Ready for Design
  • 7. Evaluation and Value Adding
  • 8. The Journey Continues.