 Systems Thinking and Introduction to System Dynamics ModelingDirk Inghels
Chapter Chapter 7 in Introduction to Modeling Sustainable Development in Business Processes, 2020, pp 141-147 from Springer Abstract: Abstract With respect to sustainable development, two currently applicable paradigms need to be challenged. The first one is about how to model the complex world we live in. The Cartesian-Newtonian way of thinking (after René Descartes and Isaac Newton) is still dominant. Cartesian-Newtonian thinking, also known as analytical thinking, is based on the premise that a complex problem can be reduced to a set of separate smaller problems. By understanding this set of smaller problems, we can understand the complex problem. However, Cartesian-Newtonian thinking has some drawbacks. By breaking up complex problems into a set of smaller, more manageable problems, the interaction between the parts gets lost. Moreover, Cartesian-Newtonian thinking is, in general, not very suitable when dealing with nonlinearities, which are a common feature of many real-life environmental and socioeconomic problems. The second paradigm to be challenged is called the paradigm of economic growth, a term introduced by the ecological economist Herman Daly (1972) to characterize the belief in unlimited growth by mainstream economists. Date: 2020 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-58422-1_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58422-1_7 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Springer Books from Springer |
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