Thinking In Systems
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Donella Meadows, Diana Wright
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“Thinking in Systems” is a tidbit that offers insight into solving personal and global problems. It introduces readers to a different way of thinking about daily life problems in nature, business, or society. Donella Meadows was an American environmental scientist, educator, and writer. She had her postdoctoral degree in biophysics from Harvard University in 1968. She was an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College for 29 years, starting from 1972. In 1990, Donella Meadows won the Walter C. Paine Science Education Award. In 1991, she was honored as a Pew Scholar in Conversation and Environment. In 1996, Donella Meadows founded the sustainability Institute and was a co-founder of the International Network of Resource Information centers.