Thinking Like a System: Are Museums Up to the Challenge?

作者: Glenn Sutter

DOI: 10.1179/MSI.2006.1.2.203

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摘要: AbstractSystems thinking is a necessary part of sustainable development work, which tries to strike balance between social, economic, and environmental concerns foster the well-being current future generations. This article suggests that many conventional museums are limited in their capacity contribute this work because focus on reductionism, might be countered by systems conceptual models associated with human ecology. Details provided about an established model called adaptive renewal cycle, describes how behavior complex affects everything from abundance movement natural capital generation transmission knowledge. Insights value for drawn experiences The Human Factor exhibit at Royal Saskatchewan Museum, especially series displays "Towers Power."

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