The purpose of this brief, web-based, introduction to Systems Theory and Modeling is to facilitate dialogue and collaboration among people with different backgrounds, experience, and training who must work together -- sharing their ideas, concerns, and expertise -- to solve today's and tomorrow's pressing social and environmental problems.
This site was developed by the Division of Science and Environmental Policy at California State University, Monterey Bay, with generous funding from NASA and the Earth Systems Science Education (ESSE) Program of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA).
Funding for this project was provided by a generous ESSE-21 grant from NASA and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to Professors Steve Moore and Chris Hasegawa in the Division of Science & Environmental Policy at California State University, Monterey Bay. David Hansen and Joe Bonanno provided technical expertise in web site development. Other faculty and students at CSUMB provided valuable input.