International Journal of Environmental Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

Why Environment is a Systems Science: A Commentary

  • Author:
  • R. Sen1,, S. Chakrabarti2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 1017 to 1020

1Guest Professor, Department of Applied Geology & Environmental Systems Management, Presidency University, Kolkata – 700073

2Associate Professor, Department of Applied Geology & Environmental Systems Management, Presidency University, Kolkata – 700073

*Email: sen.geol42@gmail.com

Online published on 11 December, 2012.

Abstract

Systems theory emphasizes the value of viewing any system as a whole, of gaining a perspective on the entire entity before examining its parts. Environment is a natural science, constituted of a set of components that work together for the overall image/objective of the whole. It is a reflection of the mental frame what we see in the world, a world view whereby we see the entity as a whole with its componental fits and relationships. Environment is a quantum expression; hence there is nothing final in its understanding. It is a science exploring the interwoven secrets of the world. Thus it has a systems outlook and clarifies perceptions of the reality.

Keywords

Systems theory, Systems, Environment, Systems outlook, Quantum expressions, Perceptions, Reality