PERCEPTION (Temporal limits to)
Charles François (2004). PERCEPTION (Temporal limits to), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2513.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2513 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics, Methodology or model |
Living beings in general, and man in particular, are sensorily, nervously and socially ill-equiped to perceive changes that are slow in comparison with their life-time.
This leads, in the case of human systems, to very serious monitoring, forecasting and planning problems, because frequently the very most basic trends escape attention… until it is too late to do something very useful about it. Practical example are plentiful: Disasters in flood plains unduly occupied; planning disasters like the drying up of the Aral sea; overfishing in the oceans; poisoning of the phreatic tables by agro-chemicals; etc…
Mankind should urgently need qualified long term systemic watchmen and women.
See also
Wave and tide model