MODELLING LARGE SYSTEMS: Limits to Growth Revisited by Roberts, P. C - 1978

London - New York: Taylor & Francis - Halsted Press, John Wiley, 1978. Printed Textured Cardstock. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 3/16" Tall. This is ORASA text No. 4, a cooperative venture between the lead publisher and the Operational Research Society; it also carries ISBN 0 85066 170 6. "There are few phrases that give rise to such emotion in the world of the traditional academic or scientific adviser than does 'world modelling'. Born of contentious argument, fostered by naive and simplistic propaganda, the subject lives on in a world of exaggeration and partisanship ... The text is introductory - and should perhaps be made compulsory reading for anyone wishing to express an opinion on a world model, let alone build one. Its foundation is that of traditional science, and shows how scientific ideas develop naturally into a work of this kind." [Editor's Introduction] The chapter headings are: Science and Systems; Natural Ripples; Prediction; Control; World Models; and The Scope of World Models. 120 pages, with tables, figures, 2 Appendixes, References, and Index; plus about 8 unnumbered pages prefatory matter. Covers show shelf wear; partial creases on rfEP; text is clean and strong.