WORLD SYSTEM
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3793 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Human sciences, Methodology or model |
A global model of the man-planet system in the making.
Such a model, which may become an absolutely need for mankind survival , does not yet exist.
It should integrate all and every aspect of human existence as related to the planetary environment (Mitwelt, Umwelt) and to social organization in the widest all-embracing sense.
Systemics and Cybernetics appearance between 1948 and 1960 are probably a kind of inmunological reaction of mankind confronted with a growing danger of self-annihilation.
The new models of processes and ways of organization that thus emerged are doubtless first rate and indispensable tools for global understanding and- hopefully- satisfactory management of the world system model to be elaborated.
As an example- still specific, but already wide-reaching- of such a possible model, the Slovenian work on “System thinking and climate change system”(T. ECIMOVIC, M. MULEJ, et al., 2002) is an outstanding effort.