Systems thinking and SEA |
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| Authors: | Anastássios Perdicoúlis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Engineering, School of Science and Technology (ECT), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Quinta dos Prados, Vila Real, Portugal;2. Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment (CITTA), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP), Porto, Portugal;3. Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development, (OISD), Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UKtasso@utad.pt |
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| Abstract: | AbstractSystems thinking seeks ‘how things work’ in an explicit way, considering not only the elements of systems (or processes) but most importantly the relationships between them. Its suggested contribution to SEA is that practitioners and researchers who are either (a) not entirely satisfied by reductionistic approaches based on behaviour or statistics (e.g. ‘black boxes’ or ‘composite points’), or (b) pro-active enough to seek understanding about the SEA process, SEA systems (e.g. per country), as well as the ‘object systems’ of SEA (physical and social structures) will be able to fulfil their curiosity or need for unequivocal and transparent documentation in what respects structure and function. |
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| Keywords: | Systems thinking SEA structure and function understanding |
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