Systems Research and Behavioral Science articles from November 1998

Systems Research and Behavioral Science archives from November 1998

Thermodynamics, Information and Life Revisited, Part II: `Thermoeconomics' and `Control Information'.
November 1, 1998... There is measure in every thing. Beatrice (Shakespeare), Much Ado About Nothing INTRODUCTION There is deliberate irony in the quotation (above) from Shakespeare. Some of the equation-filled tomes that have been published over the...

Systemic Reflections on Environmental Sustainability.
November 1, 1998... 1. INTRODUCTION This paper explores the relationship between industrial producers and the green environment. Using systems thinking, it seeks to reflect upon the question of what structures within society might make such producers more...

A Systems Approach to Green Design, with Illustrations from the Computer Industry.
November 1, 1998... INTRODUCTION Systems approaches have been gaining in popularity in a number of different fields, including social, economic, information and engineering, despite being counter to the general trend of increasing specialization. A system can...

A Systems Profile -- Charles O. Francois.(biography)
November 1, 1998... Charles Francois is the Founder and Honorary President of the Argentine Association for General Systems Theory and Cybernetics. The following article reflects his own perspective on his life. OVERVIEW My Profile is a kind of inquiry on...