Guidebook for Systems Applications in Astrobiology by Vera M.... - 9781032278230

Guidebook for Systems Applications in AstrobiologyAuthor(s): Vera M. Kolb\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781032278230, 978-1032278230\nSynopsis\nThis book addresses the timely subject of systems applications in astrobiology. It demonstrates how astrobiology a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary field of science can benefit from adopting the systems approach.\n\nAstrobiology draws upon its founding sciences, such as astronomy, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, geology, and planetary sciences. However, astrobiologists can encounter difficulties working across these fields. The systems approach, we believe, is the best contemporary approach to consider astrobiology holistically. The approach is currently used in other fields, such as engineering, which uses systems analysis routinely.\n\nSuch an approach needs to be learned, both in principle and through examples, from the field. This book y