Overview
Interdisciplinary systems thinking is complementary but does not replace conventional disciplinary analytical thinking. The book is valuable for researchers, their advisors, and other thinkers interested in deep knowledge of science. Interdisciplinary systems thinking is valuable for three reasons: The goal of all science is a unified view of the world; we cannot solve the significant problems of our time without interdisciplinary collaboration; and general theories of systems and system archetypes support the solution to those problems. System archetypes are generic system models that have stood the test of time. As specialists within a discipline, we must be able to communicate between disciplines. Interdisciplinary generalists can offer us reliable visions and relevant research problems. The goal of interdisciplinary research is to find unified solutions to those problems. The book provides a lot of information from over a thousand sources in a structured manner to help the reader. The book includes a comprehensive chronology, vocabulary, and bibliography. The author has been a research professor in information engineering for over 25 years. During his career, he became interested in systems thinking, which is closely related to the philosophy and history of science.
Full Product Details
Author: Aarne Mämmelä
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN: 9783031850110
ISBN 10: 3031850114
Pages: 485
Publication Date: 30 April 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Author Information
Aarne Mämmelä received the D.Sc. (Tech.) degree (Hons.) from the University of Oulu, in 1996. He was with the University of Oulu from 1982 to 1993. In 1993, he joined VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Oulu. From 1996, he has been a Research Professor of Wireless Communications. After his retirement at the beginning of 2022, he has had a part-time contract with VTT. From 2022, he has been a Professor Emeritus with the University of Oulu. He visited the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, from 1990 to 1991 and the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, from 1996 to 1997. He has given lectures on research methodology including the systems approach at the University of Oulu for over 20 years. He has been an advisor to ten doctoral students and published over 45 journal articles, 15 book chapters, and over 100 conference papers. From 2016 to 2018, he was a Research Council of Natural Sciences and Engineering member at the Academy of Finland. From 2014 to 2018, he was an Editor of the IEEE Wireless Communications.
