Abstract
The concept of a system is not new and the emergence of systems analysis in academia has caused controversy over the significance of this approach as a viable means of scientific analysis. Some geography scholars feel that the use of systems analysis would definitely put us on the research frontier,1 while others view the term " systems" as nothing more than jargon. Nevertheless, the simplest definition for system is " a set of interrelated elements." The demand for the systems approach arose because scholars in a number of disciplines recognized in their own research that individual components of a problem or an entity almost never operate in isolation. Interrelationships were the rule rather than the exception in real problem solving situations.
Recommended Citation
Stroud, Hubert B.
(1973)
"SYSTEMS APPROACH IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY,"
The Geographical Bulletin: Vol. 7:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/thegeographicalbulletin/vol7/iss1/4