Designing Social Systems in a Changing World

✍ Scribed by Bela H. Banathy (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 381
• Series: Contemporary Systems Thinking
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 from other fields that contribute to design thinking and practice; and thoroughly explains how competence in social systems design empowers people to direct their progress and create a truly participative democracy. Based on advanced learning theory and practice, the text's material is enhanced by helpful diagrams that illustrate novel concepts and problem sets that allow readers to apply these concepts.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
What Is Design? Why Do We Need It?....Pages 11-47
The Products and Processes of Design....Pages 49-85
The Design Landscape....Pages 87-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Design as a Multidimensional Inquiry....Pages 155-222
Getting Ready for Design....Pages 223-282
Evaluation and Value Adding....Pages 283-348
The Journey Continues....Pages 349-352
Back Matter....Pages 353-372

✦ Subjects

Sociology, general; Environmental Management; Clinical Psychology