“The limits on a growing system may be temporary or permanent. The system may find ways to get around them for a short while or a long while, but eventually there must come some kind of accommodation, the system adjusting to the constraint, or the constraint to the system, or both to each other. In that accommodation come some interesting dynamics. Whether the constraining balancing loops originate from a renewable or nonrenewable resource makes some difference, not in whether growth can continue forever, but in how growth is likely to end.”
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Thinking in Systems: A Primer
This book serves as an introductory text on systems thinking, examining the principles and practices of analyzing and designing systems. It delves into the core concepts of systems theory, providing insights into how systems operate and evolve. The author offers practical tools and frameworks for understanding and managing complexity in various contexts, including social, economic, and environmental systems. more
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