6. Decision making systems

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements viii
4. Preface xi
5. 1. The philosophy of environmental systems 1
6. Part I. Hard systems
7. 2. Systems methods 25
8. 3. Control systems 94
9. 4. Space-time systems 152
10. Part II. Soft Systems
11. 5. Cognitive systems 223
12. 6. Decision making systems 250
13. Part III. Complex systems
14. 7. Physico-ecological systems 319
15. 8. Socio-economic systems 399
16. Part IV. Systems interfacing
17. 9. Systems interfacing 467
18. 10. Conclusion: future problems 541
19. Appendices 554
20. References 566
21. Index of persons 599
22. Subject index 607