A system is a set of things – people, cells, molecules, or … - Donella Meadows

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A system is a set of things – people, cells, molecules, or whatever – interconnected in such a way that they produce their own pattern of behavior over time. [...] The system, to a large extent, causes its own behavior!

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Donella "Dana" Meadows (13 March, 1941 – 20 February, 2001) was a pioneering American environmental scientist, teacher and writer. She is best known as author of the influential book The Limits to Growth.

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Alternative Names: Donella Hager Meadows • Donella H. Meadows

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