Paper: "Implications of Scale for System Design," June 1-6, 1987
Date
1987-06
Authors
Warfield, John
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Society for General Systems Research (SGSR)
Abstract
"A proposal that scholars and professionals must work together with political leadership to develop reasonable standards for large-scale design, ultimately to strive for world-wide legislation to protect humanity against irresponsible design of systems which produce world-wide consequences, which would affect all of humanity." This paper was presented at the International Society for General Systems Research, June 1-6, 1987 in Budapest, Hungary. John N. Warfield 76.47
Description
Manuscript: typescript, 7 pgs. 8.5" x 11" (21.6 cm x 29.7 cm
Keywords
Warfield, John N., International Society for General System Research, Systems Science, Sociotechnical systems, Whitehead, Alfred North, Variety, Parsimony, Saliency, Proionic, Social system, Technical system
Citation
"Proceedings," Annual Meeting International Society for General Systems Research (SGSR), 1987. pp. 1205-1211