Systems Theory

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 151-158

  Straussfogel, D ^a   von Schilling, C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autopoiesis; Chaos theory; Cybernetics; Dissipative structures; General systems theory; Hard systems; Nonlinear systems; Soft systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949228684     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00754-9     Document Type: Chapter

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