Understanding the world as a heterogeneous whole: Insights into systems from work on irrigation

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-12

  Uphoff, Norman ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaos theory; Complexity theory; Irrigation systems; Open systems; Physical systems; Quantum theory; Relativity theory; Social systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041709236     PISSN: 00057940     EISSN: 1932300X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1735(199603)13:1<3::aid-sres63>3.0.co;2-o     Document Type: Article

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