Guidebook for Systems Applications in Astrobiology

This 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.

Astrobiology  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.

Such  an approach needs to be learned, both in principle and through  examples, from the field. This book features chapters from experts  across the field of astrobiology who have applied the systems approach.  It will be a valuable guide for astrobiology students at the advanced  undergraduate and graduate levels, in addition to researchers in the  field, both in academia and the space industry.

Key Features:

• Offers a unique and novel approach to studying and understanding astrobiology
• Encourages astrobiologists to apply a holistic systems approach to their work, rather than being bogged down in details
• Imparts  practical knowledge to readers which can be adopted in different  research and job opportunities in the field of astrobiology